The “Hey, Scripting Guys!” blog has been retired. There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.

New PowerShell content is being posted to the PowerShell Community blog where members of the community can create posts by submitting content in the GitHub repository.

Scripting Blog [archived]

Formerly known as the "Hey, Scripting Guy!" blog

How Can I Determine the Date and Time that a Process Started?

July 20, 2005 Jul 20, 2005 07/20/05

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I determine the date and time that a process started?-- BM(image) (image) (image) Hey, BM. We’ve got good news for you: not only do we have an answer to your question, but we’re not going to bore everyone with any more stories regarding our Colt League All-Star team. Nope, we’re no longer haunted ...

How Can I Share All the Local Printers on a Computer?

July 15, 2005 Jul 15, 2005 07/15/05

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I write a script that will automatically share all the local printers on a computer?-- CD(image) (image) (image) Hey, CD. You know, when we redid the Hey, Scripting Guy! archive we created a new category devoted exclusively to printing. When we started to fill out the archive pages, however, we ...

How Can I Use a Script to Rename a Printer?

July 8, 2005 Jul 8, 2005 07/8/05

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I use a script to rename a printer?-- SB(image) (image) (image) Hey, SB. Well, if your printer is connected to a Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0 print server we have bad news for you: you can’t rename a printer using a script, at least not using the technologies included in the operating system. (There ...

How Can I Get a List of the ODBC Drivers that are Installed on a Computer?

July 7, 2005 Jul 7, 2005 07/7/05

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I get a list of the ODBC drivers that are installed on a computer?-- VV(image) (image) (image) Hey, VV. This is one of those questions that end up driving us crazy. That’s because it: a) seems so simple and, b) appears as though there are a number of ways to get this information. For example, on our ...

How Can I Correlate Logical Drives and Physical Disks?

May 23, 2005 May 23, 2005 05/23/05

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I correlate logical drives and physical disks?-- LB(image) (image) (image) Hey, LB. We’ll make a deal with you: we’ll show you a script that can tell you which logical drives are found on which physical disks, and you promise not to say, “Wait, I don’t understand how this script works.” To tell...

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