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Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I Use Group Policy Cmdlets to Test Active Directory Replication?

July 14, 2010 Jul 14, 2010 07/14/10
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  (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to use the Microsoft Group Policy cmdlets and Windows PowerShell 2.0 to test Active Directory replication. Know how? -- RG   (image) Hello RG, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I had an Office Communicator conversation last night with my friend Brett in Sydney, Australia. He is my Tim Tam...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Use Group Policy Cmdlets to Back Up and Restore Group Policy Objects?

July 13, 2010 Jul 13, 2010 07/13/10
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  (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I want to know how to use the Group Policy cmdlets in Windows PowerShell to back up and to restore Group Policy objects (GPOs), and I have heard that there are Group Policy cmdlets in Windows 7. Can you help me? -- GJ   (image) Hello GJ, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. It is hot and humid in ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Can You Get Me Going on Windows PowerShell Cmdlets for Group Policy?

July 12, 2010 Jul 12, 2010 07/12/10
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  (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to work with Group Policy Objects (GPOs) by using a Windows PowerShell script. I understand there are new Group Policy cmdlets in Windows 7, but when I use the Get-Command cmdlet, I do not see any cmdlets. Is this a Release-to-Web (RTW) feature, or did it not make the cut for the final product? -- CT...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Generate a List of My Group Policy Objects?

February 12, 2009 Feb 12, 2009 02/12/09
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! We have a number of Group Policy Objects (GPOs) that are not really doing anything. In fact, they are about as useless as an old hound dog with sinus problems. What I need is an easy way to find these old GPOs and produce a list so I can decide if I wish to delete them. Can you help me?- JG(image) (image) Hi JG...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Create New Group Policy Objects?

February 11, 2009 Feb 11, 2009 02/11/09
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! Good morning. We are in the process of modifying our Group Policy implementation, and I anticipate having to create 15 or so new Group Policy objects. I know that I can open the Group Policy Management Console, right-click, and go through the wizard, but I would prefer to have a script that would create the Group ...