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April 22, 2011Apr 22, 201104/22/11Summary: Microsoft MVP, Richard Siddaway, solves 2011 Windows PowerShell Scripting Games Advanced Event 5 and gets information prior to a Windows upgrade.
Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, here. Richard Siddaway is our expert commentator today. Here are Richard’s own words describing his background,
June 4, 2010Jun 4, 201006/4/10
Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to use Windows PowerShell to retrieve information about my computer hardware. Specifically I am interested in the make, the model, and the speed of my CPU by using a script. Can this be done?
March 5, 2010Mar 5, 201003/5/10In this post:
How Do I Create Shortcuts in Windows PowerShell?
Tell Me More About Try/Catch/Finally Blocks?
Troubleshooting a VBScript Script
How Can I Determine Drive Speed?
Can I Use VBScript to List All Computers Encrypted with BitLocker?
How Do I Create Shortcuts in Windows PowerShell?
November 6, 2009Nov 6, 200911/6/09In this post:
Using the Active Directory DirectoryEntry Class
How Can I Run a Script Whenever a New USB Drive Is Attached to a Computer?
Making a Specific Windows PowerShell 2.0 Script Work with Windows PowerShell 1.0
Can I Use VBScript to Distinguish Between Versions of Windows Server 2008?
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Hey, Scripting Guy! Sorry to bother you but I have been looking for an answer to this for a few hours now. I’ve also been experimenting but have had no luck figuring it out yet.
September 21, 2004Sep 21, 200409/21/04Hey, Scripting Guy! Is there any way to use WMI to determine whether a computer is a laptop or a desktop machine?
— CB
Hey, CB. You bet there is, although if you didn’t know that we have no idea how you’d figure it out on your own.
