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Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to obtain some basic configuration information from my computers on the network. It would be nice if the script would write the output in an HTML file that we could copy to our internal Web server. This would give us easy access to the information. Whadda ya say?- JE Hi JE, This morning, it is really cold, gray, and yu...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I love the Quick Launch toolbar. The problem is that I cannot find a special folder or anything that refers to this location. So how can I create a shortcut to Windows PowerShell that will live on the Quick Launch toolbar?- RS Hi RS, One of the funny things about special folders is that they, for the most part, really are not...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Is there any way I can install a font using VBScript?-- RS Hey, RS. As a general rule, the Scripting Guy who writes this column steers clear of popular culture. (Actually, it’s not just a general rule; popular culture has a restraining order which requires him to stay at least 100 yards away from it at all times.) Nevertheles...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Is there an easy way to randomize the selection of .wav files at the startup and shutdown of windows?-- DW Hey, DW. Last night as the Scripting Guy who writes this column was on his way home he stopped at a red light. (Which is yet another thing that separates him from most Seattle-area suburbanites: very few of them bother to...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I saw your column on randomly assigning a picture to use as the wallpaper on a computer. I’d like to do the same thing, except that, instead of picking from a predefined list of pictures, I’d like to randomly assign a picture from the user’s My Pictures folder. How do I do that?-- JJ Hey, JJ. You know, this has been a crazy m...