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January 8, 2010Jan 8, 201001/8/10In this post:
How Can I Read the Default Value of a Registry Key?
How Can I Get Windows PowerShell for Windows 7?
Getting the Get-WmiObject Cmdlet to Work
What’s the Best Way to Detect Registry Keys Using the WMI Provider?
September 25, 2009Sep 25, 200909/25/09Can I Find Out Who Has Access to a Group of Files and Folders?
Hey, Scripting Guy! For security reasons I need to find out who has access to a certain group of files and folders. Using the Get-Acl cmdlet, I can get a list of which IDs and groups have which kinds of access to the target files and folders.
August 13, 2009Aug 13, 200908/13/09
Hey Scripting Guy! I have a Microsoft Access database that I need to query from a Windows PowerShell script. I have seen a number of VBScript examples, but I cannot find any Windows PowerShell samples. Can you point me in the right direction?
February 19, 2009Feb 19, 200902/19/09Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to do hardware inventory on all our workstations and on all our servers. I know System Center Configuration Manager can do this and a whole lot more. We actually have it budgeted for deployment next year.
February 18, 2009Feb 18, 200902/18/09Hey, Scripting Guy! Is there a way to figure out which tables and columns are in a database without having to open it up?
– DT
Hi DT,
The Impressionists are back in Chicago! For the past six months, they were hibernating down in Ft.
