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  Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here, yesterday I wrote a script that configured my domain controller with an external time source. After doing that, I thought it would be a good idea to have the ability to enable and disable diagnostic logging for the W32Time service. I ran across a pretty good knowledge base article, KB 816043, that exp...

  Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I finally had a chance to sit down and catch my breath from the 2010 Scripting Games. I reviewed some awesome scripts, and learned many new tricks. I happened to notice that my desktop computer clock was about five minutes slow. I checked and the domain controller was also slow. After looking around, ...

 Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I spent the day at SQL Saturday in Charlotte, NC. I could not resist the opportunity to network with that many rabid Windows PowerShell addicts. I mean, anyone who gives up their Saturday to come to a Microsoft office and sit in training sessions all day is dedicated. Definitely my type of geek. It was ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I loved your idea about tracking what time my server came up and subtracting it from the current time. I bow at your feet! But guess what? My pointy-headed boss says that does not mean jack squat (or words to that effect). He said to really prove server uptime, I need to track the amount of time the server was down during the...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Everyone at work has the idea that our network is unreliable. However, I know that our servers are seldom down. How can I prove to them that I know my stuff?-- HB Hi HB, You are really asking two questions. The first I can help you with. However, the veracity of your correctness claim is up to you. Your initial inquiry is th...