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Scripting Guys Holiday Special

December 17, 2010 Dec 17, 2010 12/17/10
ScriptingGuy1
  Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Remember those really cheesy late night commercials?   I used to stay up late on weekends watching “The Cool Ghoul” and making fun of really bogus commercials. Evidently, I was not the only one to engage in such an activity, because years later Saturday Night Live also made ...

The Scripting Guys Really Do Rock, Conclusion

December 12, 2010 Dec 12, 2010 12/12/10
ScriptingGuy1
[Disclaimer: this is a reprint of a previously published article from the TechNet Script Center FunZone. The FunZone was not migrated from our old platform. This article is printed here due to popular demand.] This is part four of a four part series of articles about using VBScript to work with the Windows Media Player object model. See Part ...

The Scripting Guys Really Do Rock, Part 3 of 4

December 11, 2010 Dec 11, 2010 12/11/10
ScriptingGuy1
[Disclaimer: this is a reprint of a previously published article from the TechNet Script Center FunZone. The FunZone was not migrated from our old platform. This article is printed here due to popular demand.] This is part three of a four part series of articles about using VBScript to work with the Windows Media Player object model. See Part...

Learn How to Use VBScript to Create Permanent WMI Events

December 6, 2010 Dec 6, 2010 12/6/10
ScriptingGuy1
   Summary: Learn how to create permanent WMI events using VBScript in this foundational blog post that provides a basis for a monitoring solution.   (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! Over the years, I have read many Hey Scripting Guy! Blog posts. They are usually humorous, easy to read, and possess a certain amount of value. One area...