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Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I Change the Default Value of a Registry Key on Multiple Computers?

November 30, 2009 Nov 30, 2009 11/30/09
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(image)   (image) Hey Scripting Guy! I have a problem. There is a registry key on several computers that has a default value of “default.” I need to be able to change that default value. I searched the Hey, Scripting Guy! blog and came up with an article written for VBScript. I know I can use WMI in Windows ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Hide My Desktop Wallpaper?

February 5, 2009 Feb 5, 2009 02/5/09
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(image) I give a lot of presentations, and the background picture of my baby alpaca, while fascinating to me, probably does not have the same level of attraction to my clients. I know I can mouse around and change the desktop picture to some bland color, but I prefer to run a script and make the change because I can have the same script ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Configure the Cmd Console via the Registry?

January 8, 2009 Jan 8, 2009 01/8/09
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! You know, it just dawned on me that Windows PowerShell uses the old-fashioned Fred Flintstone cmd console for its host application. Because this thing has been around forever, are there any registry settings I can use to configure this beast? The reason I am asking is that every time I go to a new machine, I need ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Change My Internet Explorer Home Page?

January 7, 2009 Jan 7, 2009 01/7/09
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I just found out that Internet Explorer 7 and even Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 allows you to have multiple home pages. This is like soooo cool. I would like to be able to write a script that uses Windows PowerShell to change the start page to the Script Center. It would be nice if I could do this remotely, but that...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Modify Registry Settings That Configure Windows Explorer?

January 6, 2009 Jan 6, 2009 01/6/09
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(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! Why does it feel like every single default setting in Microsoft Windows is wrong? It is so frustrating to me to spend five minutes changing all the defaults. For example, I open Internet Explorer and there are no system files. I look at files, but there are no file extensions. The names of text files that I put in...