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Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I Format a Portable Drive When It Is Inserted Into a Computer?

November 4, 2009 Nov 4, 2009 11/4/09
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(image)   (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I work with portable USB drives all the time. These are used for backup purposes, for temporary storage, for Sneakernet, and as a means to work with extremely large files that I do not want cluttering up the small hard disk drive on my corporate standard desktop. The problem is that I now have ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I Be Informed When a Portable Drive Is Added by My Computer?

November 3, 2009 Nov 3, 2009 11/3/09
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(image)   (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I would love to be able to write a Windows PowerShell script that will inform me when a portable drive is added to my computer. Do you have ideas you could suggest? -- RC (image) Hello RC, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Well it has already been a rather interesting week. I bought a ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Part 2: How Can I Make Sure That a WMI Provider Exists Before Using It in a Script?

October 20, 2009 Oct 20, 2009 10/20/09
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(image) (Editor's note: This is part 2 of a two-part article originally intended for TechNet Magazine. Part 1 was published yesterday.)    To obtain information about the provider for a WMI class, you will need to open the class. Click the Open Class button, and type the name of the WMI class in the box that appears. We are ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Part 1: How Can I Make Sure That a WMI Provider Exists Before Using It in a Script?

October 19, 2009 Oct 19, 2009 10/19/09
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(image) (Editor's note: This is part 1 of a two-part article originally intended for TechNet Magazine. Part 2 will be published tomorrow.)  The sun had barely thought about coming up as I stepped aboard the catamaran that would take me from the Circular Quay across Sydney Harbor to Manly Beach. I staggered slightly as I navigated ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I List the Program Identifiers That Are on My Computer?

August 24, 2009 Aug 24, 2009 08/24/09
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 (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I am looking for a script that will list program identifiers on my computer. Have one of those?-- CG(image) Hello CG, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. It is interesting you ask for a script that will list program identifiers on your computer. Program identifiers (PIDs) are the secret word combinations ...