[Disclaimer: this is a reprint of a previously published article from the TechNet Script Center FunZone. The FunZone was not migrated from our old platform. This article is printed here due to popular demand.] This is part three of a four part series of articles about using VBScript to work with the Windows Media Player…
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Use PowerShell to Detect Version of Internet Explorer
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to detect the version of Internet Explorer that is running on your computer. In this post: Access Environment Variables using a VBS Script Version Control for PowerShell Scripts Detect Internet Explorer Versions Access Environment Variables using a VBS Script Hey, Scripting Guy! How do I…
Use the PowerShell WMI Event Module to Quickly Monitor Events
Summary: Learn how to use a Windows PowerShell WMI module to create permanent event monitors. Hey, Scripting Guy! Can you provide some concrete examples of using the Windows PowerShell permanent event consumer module? — TS Hello TS, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Today Trevor Sullivan is back to finish out the…
Use a PowerShell Module to Work with WMI Permanent Events
Summary: Learn how to use a Windows PowerShell module to work with WMI permanent events. Hey, Scripting Guy! Your posts this week on permanent event consumers have been really cool. I am wondering, if they are so useful, why there is not a Windows PowerShell cmdlet to allow one to interact with them?…
Use PowerShell to Monitor and Respond to Events on Your Server
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to monitor and to respond to events on your computer or server without the need to run a script. Hey, Scripting Guy! I am interested in learning how to use Windows PowerShell to create a Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) permanent event consumer. Basically, what I need is…
Learn How to Use VBScript to Create Permanent WMI Events
Summary: Learn how to create permanent WMI events using VBScript in this foundational blog post that provides a basis for a monitoring solution. Hey, Scripting Guy! Over the years, I have read many Hey Scripting Guy! Blog posts. They are usually humorous, easy to read, and possess a certain amount of value. One…
The Scripting Guys Really Do Rock, Part 2 of 4
[Disclaimer: this is a reprint of a previously published article from the TechNet Script Center FunZone. The FunZone was not migrated from our old platform. This article is printed here due to popular demand.] This is part two of a four part series of articles about using VBScript to work with the Windows Media…
The Scripting Guys Really Do Rock, Part 1 of 4
[Disclaimer: this is a reprint of a previously published article from the TechNet Script Center FunZone. The FunZone was not migrated from our old platform. This article is printed here due to popular demand.] This is part one of a four part series of articles about using VBScript to work with the Windows Media Player…
Troubleshoot a WMI VBScript and Handle Outlook File Locking
Summary: Learn how to troubleshoot a WMI VBScript and how to handle Outlook .pst file locking issues in Windows PowerShell. In this post: · Troubleshoot a WMI VBScript · How to Handle Outlook File Locking Troubleshoot a WMI VBScript Hey, Scripting Guy! I am busy learning VBScript and WMI for my next…
Query Active Directory Without Writing a Script
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to query Microsoft Active Directory without having to write a script. Hey, Scripting Guy! I would like to use cmdlets to work with Active Directory. Are there any Windows PowerShell cmdlets in Windows Server 2008 R2 that can be used? — BW Hello BW, Microsoft…