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Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I determine which version of Internet Explorer is installed on a computer?-- MG Hey, MG. Probably the best (and definitely the easiest) way to do this is to use WMI; after all, using WMI makes it as easy to get this information from remote computers as it is to get it from the local machine. Here’s a sample script tha...

Hey, Scripting Guy! We have items that we need to track using unique identification numbers. My boss suggested that we use GUIDs for this purpose. Is there any way to create a GUID using a script?-- DX Hey, DX. GUIDs (globally unique identifiers) are a good choice for a job like this; we don’t pretend to understand the algorithm behind GUIDs, bu...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Is there an easy way to find out what programs have been downloaded for Internet Explorer (the items that are in the folder C:\Windows\Downloaded Program Files)? I can use a script to get the executable file names and dependent files, but I’d like to be able to get the names as they are shown in the folder itself.-- AC Hey, A...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I grab a URL from the clipboard and then open that Web site in a browser?-- CL Hey, CL. Interesting question, or, should we say, questions. That’s because there’s really two issues here. The first one is easy: can I use a script to open a specified Web site? As you probably know, the answer to that one is a resounding...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I change the Internet Explorer home page by using a script?-- AH Hey, AH. It’s Monday morning, and after a hard weekend of sitting around watching football, we decided to take it easy this morning. Yes, you can change the Internet Explorer home page by using a script; all you have to do is write a WMI script that modifies...