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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 look ...

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 ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I rename a local user account on a Windows XP computer?-- TY Hey, TY. You know, nowadays the “in” thing is to poke fun at Microsoft and Windows XP. We know: we’ve seen the new commercials from that one computer company. (Remember, the computer company that used to be good, a long time ago?) But as much as we ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! When using a script to return members of the local Administrators account, how can I distinguish between local users and domain users?-- KS Hey, KS. You know, many years ago there was a TV game show called What’s My Line? The premise of the show was that some person with an unusual occupation would come out on stage and a ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I delete everyone except the Administrator and the Domain Admins group from the local Administrators group?-- JS Hey, JS. You know, when you become a doctor you have to take the Hippocratic Oath, which famously begins, “First, do no harm.” When you become a Scripting Guy you have to take the Scriptocratic Oath, an...