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Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Modify Registry Settings That Configure Windows Explorer?

January 6, 2009 Jan 6, 2009 01/6/09
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! Why does it feel like every single default setting in Microsoft Windows is wrong? It is so frustrating to me to spend five minutes changing all the defaults. For example, I open Internet Explorer and there are no system files. I look at files, but there are no file extensions. The names of text files that I put in...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Do I Check Which Version of Windows PowerShell I'm Using?

January 5, 2009 Jan 5, 2009 01/5/09
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  (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! With the release of the Community Technology Preview (CTP) 3 for Windows PowerShell, some of our staff have gone ahead and updated their computers. I am now beginning to worry that I need to check the version of Windows PowerShell that is installed on a computer before I run a script. I have two questions...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Kill Processes?

December 3, 2008 Dec 3, 2008 12/3/08
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! It seems that every single piece of software I install adds a stub application that starts automatically. I know software makers do not do it out of maliciousness, but good grief these people act as if theirs is the most important software on my computer. In the old days, it was pretty easy. I’d go to the ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Pull Server Diagnostic Information and Have It Saved in an Excel Spreadsheet with a Chart?

November 27, 2008 Nov 27, 2008 11/27/08
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! Good morning. I would like to use WMI to get diagnostic information for my server. I would like to be able to do this remotely and to write the results to an Excel spreadsheet. When I am done, I would like the spreadsheet to also create a chart of the results. Is this asking too much? I have seen pieces of all ...