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Hey, Scripting Guy! Is it possible to determine the owner of a file using Windows PowerShell?-- GF Hey, GF. Well, today is April 15th, which, in the US, can mean only one thing: it’s time to celebrate the birthday of Italian mathematician Pietro Antonio Cataldi, best known for discovering the sixth and seventh Mersenne primes. Pietro, who develo...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I am trying to use Windows PowerShell to look at files on my computer; what I want to do is get back a history (that is, the last time a document was accessed) for all the Microsoft Office files in a folder and its subfolders. However, I’m not having much luck. Any ideas would be appreciated.-- KM Hey, KM. We don’t know if yo...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I change the last-accessed date for all the files in a folder? I want the last-accessed date to match the date and time that the file was last modified.-- GW Hey, GW. Say, did you realize that yesterday was Opening Day for Major League Baseball? If you didn’t, well, don’t feel bad; even the Scripting Guy who writes th...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I recently came across your article where you showed people how to use VBScript to add a domain user to a local group. How can I do that same task using Windows PowerShell?-- KE Hey, KE. Before we begin we thought we should mention that the Scripting Guy who writes this column has a new favorite TV commercial. He’s not even s...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I see that it is pretty easy to generate a GUID using Windows Script Host. But how can I do this using Windows PowerShell?-- DL Hey, DL. Before we begin we’d like to announce that the Scripting Guys are looking for 158 volunteers, volunteers to undertake a daring mission. What sort of mission? We are planning to overthro...