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Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I save an Excel spreadsheet, and then save a copy of that spreadsheet as HTML?-- TH Hey, TH. You know, it’s interesting that you used the word “save” in your question. After all, the Scripting Guy who writes this column (who’s much lazier - um, much busier than usual) just glanced at the clock and realized, “Uh-oh: I ...

  Hey, Scripting Guy! I recently signed up with a new Internet service and now every time I start Internet Explorer the window title says Internet Explorer Provided by Fabrikam.com. How can I change the Internet Explorer title bar?-- AD Hey, AD. You know, you’ve presented the Scripting Guys with a moral and ethical dilemma. Just about the sa...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I read just the last line of a text file?-- BM Hey, BM. You know, if you’ve ever wondered how Hey, Scripting Guy! differs from other daily columns (like, say, Dear Abby), well, here’s one way. Suppose someone writes Dear Abby and says this: Dear Abby:My life is all messed up and I need to do something about it. How ca...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I determine whether or not a computer is running Windows Server 2003 and, if so, whether Service Pack 1 is installed?-- TW Hey, TW. You know, we Scripting Guys always get a kick out of questions like this. Not because there’s anything wrong with the question, mind you. It’s just that many of the people we work with wo...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I right-align a single column in a Word table?-- RC Hey, RC. You know, one of the phrases no one ever wants to hear is “This isn’t as bad as it looks.” After all, that’s what your business partner says when you discover he’s been using the company payroll to buy lottery tickets. “This isn’t as bad as it looks,” is the...