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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...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I remove a value from the Path environment variable?-- MG Hey, MG. You know, today is Wednesday, November 7th, the day before the Scripting Guys head for Barcelona and Tech IT Forum. Even as we speak, Scripting Guy Jean Ross is running around frantically, trying to tie up all the loose ends before we go. Meanwhile, Sc...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I tell if a computer is Bluetooth-enabled?-- RR Hey, RR. You know, any time the Scripting Guys get asked something like this, one question immediately pops into our minds: “So where did the name Bluetooth come from anyway?” As it turns out, the Bluetooth “personal area networking” protocol was named in honor of Harald...

Hey, Scripting Guy! For various reasons, we don’t want our users storing “loose” files on their desktop. How can I write a script that will take all the files on the user’s desktop and, based on the file extension, move those files to the appropriate desktop folder? For example, if I have a file with a .doc file extension I’d like to move it to a...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I use Windows PowerShell to retrieve the value of environment variables and the path to a special folder?-- SB Hey, SB. Well, it’s Thursday, which means that the Scripting Guy who writes this column is currently in Walla Walla, WA, which, as Daffy Duck fans all know, is the home of the Wishy Washy Washing Machine Com...