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Easily Update PowerShell Type Data by Using a Cmdlet

October 16, 2012 Oct 16, 2012 10/16/12
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to easily update Windows PowerShell type data by using a built-in cmdlet. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning, the Scripting Wife and I are heading back to Charlotte, North Carolina. We were in Raleigh, North Carolina, so I could speak at the Triangle SQL Server User ...

Use PowerShell to Mount ISO Files in Windows 8

October 15, 2012 Oct 15, 2012 10/15/12
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell 3.0 to mount ISO files in Windows 8.  Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the things I love about interacting with the community is that I always come away with something. At times, it is a scenario where an IT Pro is attempting to do ...

Weekend Scripter: Configure a New Virtual Machine with PowerShell

October 14, 2012 Oct 14, 2012 10/14/12
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, discusses using Windows PowerShell 3.0 to configure a virtual machine on his laptop. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. One of the things I really appreciate is weekends. Most of the time, I do not even open my email. Freedom from email is something I dream about. Recently, my cell ...

Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Create a New Virtual Machine

October 13, 2012 Oct 13, 2012 10/13/12
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to easily create a new virtual machine on a computer running Windows 8. Playing around with the Hyper-V module Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is autumn in Charlotte, North Carolina in the United States—as autumn as we get in the Deep South. ...