[Disclaimer: this is a reprint of an old Scripting Guys article from the TechNet Script Center FunZone. The FunZone was not migrated from our old platform. It is printed here due to popular demand.] If you’re like most people, at one time or another you’ve been given a present that was really good but,…
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Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Simplify a Large-scale Exchange Migration
Summary: See how to use Windows PowerShell to simplify a large-scale Microsoft Exchange server migration project. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Today I am turning the keyboard over to Phil Braniff, one of my former Windows PowerShell workshop attendees, as he talks about a large Microsoft Exchange migration. Take it away, Phil!…
Automatically Add Comments in PowerShell, Work with Text Files and Customize Office Communicator
Summary: Learn how to automatically add multiline comments in the Windows PowerShell ISE, how to work with text files in VBScript, and how to customize Microsoft Office Communicator. In this post: Customize Sounds in Office Communicator Work with Text Files in VBScript Encrypt PowerShell Files Automatically Add Comments in the PowerShell ISE …
Use PowerShell to Set Security Permissions for Remoting
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to set security permissions for remoting. Hey, Scripting Guy! I want to use a Windows PowerShell script to set security permissions for Windows PowerShell remoting. Can this be done? — LM Hello LM, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. It rained during the trip to…
Configure Remote Security Settings for Windows PowerShell
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, teaches how to configure remote security settings for Windows PowerShell. Hey, Scripting Guy! I am a Help Desk Support Manager, and I have written a series of scripts that I want to allow the help desk support people to use. These scripts collect basic information, and output…
Enable PowerShell Remoting to Enable Running Commands
Summary: Learn how to enable Windows PowerShell remoting to allow execution of commands on remote computers. Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to be able to run commands on remote computers. I have Windows PowerShell 2.0, is there something in that I can use? — ML Hello ML, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson…
Use PowerShell Cmdlets to Administer Windows Remotely
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson shows how to use Windows PowerShell cmdlets to administer remote computers. Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to be able to work with remote computers. Is there a good way to do this with Windows PowerShell? — DN Hello DN, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I was…
Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Patch VHD and WIM Image Files
Summary: Microsoft PFE Ben Pearce shows how to use Windows PowerShell to perform offline servicing of Virtual Disks (VHD) and Windows Imaging Format (WIM) files. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. We continue with guest blogger Weekend Scripter today by having a post written by Ben Pearce. Ben Pearce is a UK…
Weekend Scripter: Use PowerShell to Configure a Huge Query Completion System
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to turn a huge text file in to a query completion system, using Fast ESP 5.3 SP3. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Today we have another guest blogger, Dennis Whitney. Here is what Dennis has to say about himself. I have been programming for a…
Error Handling and Exporting Active Directory Users to CSV
Summary: Learn how to handle errors in Windows PowerShell and how to export user information from Microsoft Active Directory to a CSV file. In this post: Exporting Active Directory Users to CSV Adding Comments to a Script File Error Handling in Windows PowerShell Exporting Active Directory Users to CSV Hey, Scripting…