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  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, the first of...

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 Startup folder and de...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I came into work this morning and my computer was running, and it was logged in. Of course I have a locking screen saver, and the screen was locked, but I am positive that I logged out and shut down my computer last night before I went home. Now I am wondering if someone logged into my computer. I know about the security log...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I am trying to change a registry value that has the name (Default). I can change any registry value that has a “real” name, but I can’t figure out how to change one with the name (Default). If I export the value the name shows up as @, but that doesn’t work in my script, either. How do I change a registry value named (Default)...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Do you have a script that will enable me to enumerate all the values in a registry key?-- DG Hey, DG. You know, this past weekend the Scripting Guy who writes this column went out to buy doughnuts, a process that took much longer than it should have. Why did it take so long just to buy doughnuts? Because the woman in line in ...