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

How Can I Get the GUID for a User Account If All I Have is the User’s Logon Name and Domain?

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I get the GUID for a user account if all I know is the user’s logon name and domain?-- IU (image) (image) (image) Hey, IU. You know, one of the great things about the Scripting Guy who writes this column is – well, OK, right off the top of our head we can’t think of any great things about the ...

How Can I Get a List of User Accounts Created On Or Between Two Dates?

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I query Active Directory for a list of all the accounts that were created on or between two dates?-- PG (image) (image) (image) Hey, PG. You know, August is a propitious month for the Scripting Guys and this column: after all, today’s edition marks the beginning of the fourth year of Hey, Scripting Guy...

How Can I Create a New Outlook Distribution List Based On the Membership of an Active Directory Group?

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I create a new Outlook distribution list based on the membership of an Active Directory group?-- HKM (image) (image) (image) Hey, HKM. Before we launch into today’s column we’d like to make a nomination for the Most Courageous Scripting Performance of the Year. With all due modesty, that would be ...

How Can I Change the Local Administrator Password on All My Computers?

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I change the local Administrator password on all the computers in my domain?-- AO (image) (image) (image) Hey, AO. You know, according to the now-classic cartoon punch-line, “on the Internet, no one knows if you’re a dog.” To be perfectly honest, the Scripting Guy who writes this column doesn’t ...