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Hey, Scripting Guy! I’m using a script to monitor process performance, but every time I run the script the percent processor time for all the processes comes out as 0. What am I doing wrong?-- JL Hey, JL. We’ve simplified your script a bit to better illustrate the problem you’re running into. (And don’t feel bad: this is a very common problem pe...

  Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I get a list of all the .pst files on a computer - along with their size and their location - and then save that information to a comma-separated values file?-- DC Hey, DC. If you hang around baseball fields long enough sooner or later you’ll hear someone use the expression “tailor-made.” Typically what they are...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I print a test page to a printer?-- RR Hey, RR. As long as you’re running Windows XP this is an easy one; that’s because the revised Win32_Printer class introduced in Windows XP includes a method called PrintTestPage. As you might expect, this means you can bind to a given printer on a computer and then call the Print...

Hey Scripting Guy! How can I delete a folder and all its subfolders?-- FB Hey, FB. You know, a lot of people think the Scripting Guys know everything there is to know about scripting. Let’s put it this way: we wish. In fact, it’s only when we begin to think that we do know something about scripting that we get ourselves into trouble. Take (pleas...

  Hey, Scripting Guy! Is there any way to monitor a folder for file creations and deletions, all with just one script? -- HA Hey, HA. By the way, thanks for the question: you temporarily saved us from answering a different question, one that was proving a bit difficult thanks to some surprising differences between Windows XP Service Pack 1 a...