Scripting Blog [archived]

Formerly known as the "Hey, Scripting Guy!" blog

Use PowerShell to Map Disk Drives and Partitions

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell and the CIM cmdlets to use WMI to map disk drives to partitions. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It is definitely a cliché that the more things change, the more they stay the same. This is certainly true in the world of computers. I have been ...

Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell and WMI Associations to Find User Group Membership

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell and WMI associations to find user group membership. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today is sort of a mellow day. I just finished reading a mystery story called Some Like it Hawk by Donna Andrews. Donna is really a nice person, and her book is ...

Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Find Local Administrators on a Computer

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell and WMI CIM associations to find local administrators. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Well, we have been really lucky the past couple of days in Charlotte, North Carolina—at least weather wise. Yesterday, it was 60 degrees Fahrenheit and it was...