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Hey, Scripting Guy! Weekend Scripter: Using the Get-ACL Cmdlet to Show Inherited Permissions on Registry Keys

May 23, 2010 May 23, 2010 05/23/10
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(image)   Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I was sitting in the kitchen waiting for my pot of English Breakfast tea to steep when my mind began to wander back over the week that was nearly completed. One of these days I will write a script to count the number of words in all the documents in a folder. That suggestion is actually ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Weekend Scripter: Configuring W32Time Service Logging

May 9, 2010 May 9, 2010 05/9/10
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(image)   Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here, yesterday I wrote a script that configured my domain controller with an external time source. After doing that, I thought it would be a good idea to have the ability to enable and disable diagnostic logging for the W32Time service. I ran across a pretty good knowledge base article, KB ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Weekend Scripter: Configuring an Authoritative Time Server in Windows Server

May 8, 2010 May 8, 2010 05/8/10
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(image)   Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I finally had a chance to sit down and catch my breath from the 2010 Scripting Games. I reviewed some awesome scripts, and learned many new tricks. I happened to notice that my desktop computer clock was about five minutes slow. I checked and the domain controller was also slow. After ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Weekend Scripter: Accessing Environmental Variables

March 13, 2010 Mar 13, 2010 03/13/10
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(image)  Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I spent the day at SQL Saturday in Charlotte, NC. I could not resist the opportunity to network with that many rabid Windows PowerShell addicts. I mean, anyone who gives up their Saturday to come to a Microsoft office and sit in training sessions all day is dedicated. Definitely my type of ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! With Windows PowerShell, How Can I Get the Same Information I Get Via PerfMon?

February 16, 2010 Feb 16, 2010 02/16/10
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(image)    (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! Your article on accessing performance counters was pretty cool, but it did not really tell me anything. For example, I am interested in getting the same kind of information in Windows PowerShell that I can get in Performance Monitor (PerfMon). Is this possible?-- KB (image) Hello KB, ...