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Does Windows PowerShell Let Me Trap Errors?
Hey Scripting Guy! Does Windows PowerShell have the ability to trap errors?
— JP
Hello JP,
Yes,
June 3, 2009Jun 3, 200906/3/09Hey, Scripting Guy! I was looking at System Restore on my Windows Vista computer, and I had an idea. Wouldn’t it be great if I could script the collection of information for System Restore? I would like it to tell me how much disk space is being consumed,
November 15, 2008Nov 15, 200811/15/08Troubleshooting a Script That Uses the TrimStart Method
Hey, Scripting Guy! Greetings from an old VBScript guy. I have a problem with a Windows PowerShell script. It returns the unexpected result of “RANSFER” instead of the desired result of “\TRANSFER”.
September 14, 2007Sep 14, 200709/14/07Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I determine which version of Windows Vista is installed on a computer?— GC
Hey, GC. You know, Microsoft is one of the largest and most successful companies the world has ever known. And yet, despite all our successes,
August 31, 2007Aug 31, 200708/31/07Hey, Scripting Guy! I understand that, in Windows Vista, I can write a script that will cause a scheduled task to immediately execute. How do I do that?— KW
Hey, KW. Before we answer today’s question, we’d like to take a moment to say a few things in memory of our colleague,
April 2, 2007Apr 2, 200704/2/07Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I determine the remaining operating system grace period for a computer running Windows Vista?— LD
Hey, LD. You know, a number of years ago the Scripting Guy who writes this column came outside after work only to discover that his car wouldn’t start.
