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March 15, 2015Mar 15, 201503/15/15Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to create a .zip archive folder and copy it to a server.
Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a folder that contains scripts. I update these scripts from time-to-time. I like to store the scripts on a central shared server.
March 12, 2015Mar 12, 201503/12/15Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to create a .zip archive and email it.
Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a number of files that I would like to archive on a regular basis to a .zip file.
March 11, 2015Mar 11, 201503/11/15Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to copy a source directory to multiple destinations.
How can I use Windows PowerShell to make multiple backup copies of a source directory without wasting a lot of time mousing around?
Copying a single source directory to multiple destinations can be a single line command,
March 11, 2015Mar 11, 201503/11/15Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to extract zipped files.
 Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to be able to work with zipped files from time-to-time. Often I store files in a zip archive so they are portable.
March 10, 2015Mar 10, 201503/10/15Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to create a .zip archive of multiple folders.
Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to compress multiple folders before I attempt to archive them. I would like to do this without having to install additional software. Can you help?
February 16, 2015Feb 16, 201502/16/15Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to make a backup of all Word documents.
Hey, Scripting Guy! I need some help. I routinely edit Microsoft Word documents, but because of the changes I make to the file,
