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  Hey, Scripting Guy! Awhile back, I visited a really cool Web site (not yours), but I did not save it as a favorite. The site does not show up in my History folder. Is there any way I can use a script to retrieve this information? By the way, I enjoy reading about you in your opening stories. If I do not hear from you, I hope you enjoy t...

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 is not a hug...

Hey, Scripting Guy! In our company we hardcode everyone’s computer to use our intranet site as their Internet Explorer home page. All our users use laptop computers, however, and when they take the machines home with them and try to surf the Web they always start off with a Page Not Found error; that’s because they can’t reach our intranet from h...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I configure Internet Explorer 7 so it uses multiple home pages?-- PI Hey, PI. Just a second; before we begin, is anyone from Microsoft reading today’s column? Don’t be shy; raise your hand if you’re from Microsoft. No one, not a single Microsoft employee is reading today’s column? Excellent. What difference does it ma...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I create a custom dialog box that presents the user with two options, and then runs the appropriate subroutine based on the option they chose?-- AM Hey, AM. Well, today is another day, which is good; after all, yesterday was anything but a banner day here in the scripting world, at least not when it comes to importan...