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Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I List All the Groups in a Windows NT 4.0 Domain?

January 15, 2007 Jan 15, 2007 01/15/07
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Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I list all the groups in a Windows NT 4.0 domain?-- MN Hey, MN. It’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Day here in the USA, and, normally, you’d expect the Scripting Guy who writes this column to start things off by relating some irrelevant anecdote about Dr. King. Oddly enough, however, the Scripting Guy who ...

How Can I Use Windows PowerShell to Determine the Status of the Guest Account?

August 23, 2006 Aug 23, 2006 08/23/06
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Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I use Windows PowerShell to determine whether or not the Guest account has been disabled on a computer?-- RB Hey, RB. You know, last week at this time the Scripting Guy who writes this column was on vacation, a vacation spent primarily sitting outside in the sun, only occasionally getting up to watch TV. During ...

How Can I Determine Whether or Not My Local Users are Required to Have a Password?

July 7, 2006 Jul 7, 2006 07/7/06
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Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I determine whether or not my local users are required to have a password?-- GT Hey, GT. You know, rather than beat around the bush we decided to come right out and admit it: yes, the rumors that have been circulating around the Internet are true. One of the Scripting Guys, his brothers, his son, and various ...

How Can I Get the Full Name and Description For My Local User Accounts?

July 3, 2006 Jul 3, 2006 07/3/06
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Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I get the full name and description for each of my local user accounts?-- EB Hey, EB. You know, this might be hard to believe, but many people view the Scripting Guys with suspicion. OK, good point; the part that is hard to believe is why they view the Scripting Guys with suspicion. As it turns out, many people ...

How Can I Rename a User Account in a Windows NT 4.0 Domain?

May 23, 2006 May 23, 2006 05/23/06
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Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I rename a user account in a Windows NT 4.0 domain?-- JK Hey, JK. You know, as this column is being written it’s a Monday here in Seattle, and it’s raining. And yes, we know what you’re thinking: when isn’t it raining in Seattle? Unfortunately, though, our weather is much crueler than that. After all, if it...