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Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I take ownership of a file or folder using a script?-- RV Hey, RV. Interesting question. In the past, the Scripting Guys have tried to take ownership of a Porsche 911, beachfront property in Hawaii, and the New York Yankees; all of those efforts failed. Considering our track record, we weren’t sure what would happen...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I turn off the Service Pack 2 firewall?-- JC Hey, JC. You know, if there’s a drawback to working at Microsoft (and if our manager is reading this we hasten to add that there are no drawbacks to working at Microsoft) it’s this: no matter what you do some people will be glad you did it and others will be … not so ...

  Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I return a list of all the users whose user account never expires?-- PG Hey, PG. You know, no one - not even his own mother! - has ever claimed that the Scripting Guy who writes this column is a genius. Needless to say, then, the first time he read this question he thought it said, “How can I return a list of ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I determine whether or not the Guest account is enabled on a computer and, if it is, disable it?-- PR Hey, PR. At last: a question for which there is a very simple, very straightforward answer. This isn’t to minimize the importance of the task: in general, it’s highly recommended that you disable the Guest account...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Is there a way to determine the owner of a file by using a script?-- BD Hey, BD. As a matter of fact there is a way to use a script to determine the owner of the file, though it’s understandable why you might not be able to find that information on your own. After all, there are two main scripting interfaces used for ...