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Send an Email Message with Service Status Via PowerShell

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to send an email message with service status info. (image)  Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a number of services on a remote server that I would like to monitor. I would like to see the status of these services and receive these status updates via an email message...

Use PowerShell to Find Non-Starting Automatic Services

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to troubleshoot non-starting automatic services. (image)  Hey, Scripting Guy! I have this server in a remote office that is running SharePoint. I do not know what version, but I am not certain that is a problem because it used to work. The problem is the ...

Use PowerShell to Map Disk Drives and Partitions

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell and the CIM cmdlets to use WMI to map disk drives to partitions. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is definitely a cliché that the more things change, the more they stay the same. This is certainly true in the world of computers. I have been ...