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  Hey, Scripting Guy! I am interested in using transactions when writing to the registry, but if something does not work, I want the entire transaction to fail. It does not seem that this actually works in Windows PowerShell. Am I missing something?-- TW Hello TW, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Today has been a great day, and I h...

   Hey, Scripting Guy! I have been using Windows PowerShell to manipulate the registry since Windows PowerShell 1.0 came out. With Windows PowerShell 2.0, I can now edit the registry on a remote computer. How can I use transactions with the registry provider so that I can ensure that my changes to the registry do not fail in midstream?-- ...

   Hey, Scripting Guy! I am primarily a database guy, but I have started using Windows PowerShell because of the Windows PowerShell cmdlets for SQL Server 2008. One thing I like about databases is that I can create a transaction. For example, I can begin a transaction, transfer money from one account to another account, check that the tra...

Weekend Scripter: Conversion Module, Part 6Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. It has been a relatively quiet weekend here in Charlotte, North Carolina. I spent a couple of hours organizing my dive pictures from a recent trip to Boca Raton, Florida. The spotted eel in the following photo was one of the highlights of that trip. As I was looking ...

 Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. What a wonderful day Saturday is. I took the occasion to upgrade from the current beta of Microsoft Office 2010 to the release candidate. I love Microsoft Office 2010, and Outlook in particular has received a very nice upgrade. This week, I was tweeting with Megan (@OrlandoTechNuts on Twitter), and she ...