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Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I verify the system time on a remote computer?-- MN Hey, MN. You know, recently the Scripting Guy who writes this column was reading about the “law of attraction,” which is supposedly a natural law of the universe that, if you understand how to use it, can give you anything your heart desires. To quote from a recent b...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I force a user to log off after 5 minutes of inactivity?-- CS Hey, CS. You know, no doubt at least some of you are wondering why we Scripting Guys are so excited about the Winter Scripting Games (coming February 12-23, 2007 to a Script Center near you). What’s the deal here: do the Scripting Guys get a commissio...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Someone told me that there’s a way to use Windows PowerShell to get a list of all the open windows on a computer. Any chance you could show me how to do that?-- JD Hey, JD. You bet we can. Before we do that, however, we’d like to take a moment and salute Peter Costantini, the oldest living Scripting Guy. Peter, be...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I change the desktop wallpaper to one of six pre-defined selections?-- SB Hey, SB. You know, when the Scripting Guy who writes this column first sat down to tackle this problem he thought he had a really cool solution for you. Recently this Scripting Guy read about Johannes Trithemius, a Benedictine monk from the 140...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I retrieve the Subject property for a .MSI file?-- J L-G Hey, J L-G. Before you ask, the Scripting Guy who writes this column has no comment on the January 8th Florida-Ohio State football game. That’s primarily because this Scripting Guy refuses to recognize the “Bowl Championship Series” as being an...