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August 2012 - Page 3 of 13 - Scripting Blog

Weekend Scripter: Automate Formatting Portable USB Drives with PowerShell

August 26, 2012 Aug 26, 2012 08/26/12
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to automate formatting and copying data to USB drives. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we leave the mystery writers conference in Nashville, Tennessee and head to northern Kentucky. I will be teaching a Windows PowerShell workshop to a group of ...

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Create Color Output from Commands

August 25, 2012 Aug 25, 2012 08/25/12
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Learn to use the Write-Host PowerShell cmdlet to create color output from commands.  Someone told me the Write-Host cmdlet could create color output. Can you give me some samples of acceptable syntax? a. Write-Host -ForegroundColor 12 "hi" b. Write-Host -ForegroundColor 12 "hi" -BackgroundColor white c. Write...

Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell and BITS to Simplify Downloading Large Files

August 25, 2012 Aug 25, 2012 08/25/12
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using the Windows PowerShell BITS module to download large files. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the cool things about my job—OK, so there are many cool things about my job—but one of the things that I just geek out on, is access to the daily builds of ...