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Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I List All User Profiles on a Remote Computer?

December 1, 2009 Dec 1, 2009 12/1/09
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(image)   (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I am trying to administer a remote computer using Windows PowerShell 2.0, and I need to find out what profiles are stored on that computer. I found an old VBScript that reads the registry, but it looks like it will be a lot of work to adapt it and to make it work. -- JB (image) Hello JB, ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I Change the Default Value of a Registry Key on Multiple Computers?

November 30, 2009 Nov 30, 2009 11/30/09
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(image)   (image) Hey Scripting Guy! I have a problem. There is a registry key on several computers that has a default value of “default.” I need to be able to change that default value. I searched the Hey, Scripting Guy! blog and came up with an article written for VBScript. I know I can use WMI in Windows ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Use Windows PowerShell to Stop Services?

October 1, 2009 Oct 1, 2009 10/1/09
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(image) (Portions of this blog post previously appeared in the Microsoft Press book, Windows PowerShell Scripting Guide.) (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I have some services that are running on my computer. I looked them up on TechNet and I do not believe I need them to be running. Is there a way I can write a Windows PowerShell script to ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I Create Microsoft Access Reports of Stopped Services?

September 30, 2009 Sep 30, 2009 09/30/09
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(image) (Portions of this article previously appeared in the Microsoft Press book, Windows PowerShell Scripting Guide.)<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I am interested in collecting information about processes that are stopped on my systems. I would like to ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I Create Microsoft Access Reports of Running Services?

September 29, 2009 Sep 29, 2009 09/29/09
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(image) (Portions of this article previously appeared in the Microsoft Press book, Windows PowerShell Scripting Guide.) (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I would like to be able to write a listing of the services that are running to a Microsoft Access database. I would then be able to use the report writer from Microsoft Access to produce some ...