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Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Have Computer Configuration Information Written to an HTML File?

December 1, 2008 Dec 1, 2008 12/1/08
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(image) 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(image) (image) Hi JE, This morning, it...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Add a Windows PowerShell Shortcut to the Quick Launch Toolbar?

November 3, 2008 Nov 3, 2008 11/3/08
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(image) 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(image) (image) Hi RS, One of the funny things about special folders is that they, for ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Install Fonts Using a Script?

April 26, 2008 Apr 26, 2008 04/26/08
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! Is there any way I can install a font using VBScript?-- RS(image) (image) (image) 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 ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Randomly Assign a Sound to a Sound Event?

February 1, 2008 Feb 1, 2008 02/1/08
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! Is there an easy way to randomize the selection of .wav files at the startup and shutdown of windows?-- DW (image) (image) (image) 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 ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Randomly Assign a Picture From the My Pictures Folder as the Computer Wallpaper?

November 27, 2007 Nov 27, 2007 11/27/07
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(image) 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(image) (image) (image...