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Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I be notified any time a service goes down?-- RN Hey, RN. As usual, there are a couple different ways you can do this, but perhaps the simplest approach is to create a script that monitors WMI events. We don’t have time to do a detailed explanation of WMI events in this column, but the basic idea is that you can ask WMI...

Hey, Scripting Guy! When I run a batch file, I can use the Title command to change the caption of the command window. Can I change the caption of the command window from within a script?-- AA, Yokohama, Japan Hey, AA. Well, yes, as long as you’re willing to open up a new command window. If you are, then you can use code similar to this: Notice wha...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I’m trying to determine the IP address on a computer, but I keep getting a Type Mismatch error. Do you know why? -- AQ, Jacksonville, FL Hey, AQ. As a matter of fact, we do know why you’re getting a Type Mismatch error, and it’s a common problem when working with the WMI class Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration. The line in your...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I change the current directory while my script is running?-- KO, Kalispell, MT Hey, KO. Yes, you can change the current directory while a script is running, provided you are running Windows Script Host 5.6, that is. To change the current directory, all you have to do is create an instance of the Wscript.Shell object, and th...

Hey, Scripting Guy! In my logon script, how can I find out which Active Directory groups a user belongs to? -- JB, Montpelier, VT Hey, JB. This is pretty easy to do in a logon script: So what’s going on here? Well, we begin by using the ADSystemInfo object to determine the distinguished name of the logged-on user; that will be a name similar to th...