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Use PowerShell to Create Local Windows Groups

November 24, 2010 Nov 24, 2010 11/24/10

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to create local Windows groups in this step by step Scripting Guy blog post. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have to create some local security groups on my Windows 2008 server. I want to use Windows PowerShell 1.0 because I have not upgraded Windows PowerShell 1.0 to Windows PowerShell 2.0. In...

Use PowerShell to Create Local User Accounts

November 23, 2010 Nov 23, 2010 11/23/10

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Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson shows how to use Windows PowerShell to create local user accounts. Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to be able to create some local user accounts. We are still using Windows PowerShell 1.0 on our Windows 2008 servers, and on our Windows Vista workstations. Therefore, using Windows ...

Use PowerShell to Enable or Disable a Local User Account

November 22, 2010 Nov 22, 2010 11/22/10

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Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson shows how to use Windows PowerShell to enable or to disable a local user account. Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to enable local user accounts on my Windows Server 2008 servers. I have to use Windows PowerShell 1.0 because we are not going to upgrade to Windows Server 2008 R2 until April of ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Identify All Local Users, Groups, and Services on a Local Computer?

March 26, 2009 Mar 26, 2009 03/26/09

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Hey, Scripting Guy! I have several computers that seem to be identical, but they act like they are different. I mean, the same person set the computers up, so I imagine he followed the checklist and the machines should therefore be the same. But something weird is going on. What I need is a script that will tell me which services are defined...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Change the Passwords of Multiple Local Computer Accounts?

March 25, 2009 Mar 25, 2009 03/25/09

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Hey, Scripting Guy! We have certain accounts that are local accounts. These accounts are created when the computer is built, and the passwords are set and that is it. For as long as the computer exists, these accounts are never touched, and the passwords are never changed. To make matters worse, if indeed it can be worse, these account ...

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