By Bob Wells, 09/13/2004
You can adapt a TechNet script so that it retrieves registry data without knowing the value names in advance.
By Bob Wells, 09/13/2004
Using a simple command-line switch, you can configure your XP Pro workstation to automatically complete filenames and directory names when you press the Tab key.
By Bob Wells, 09/13/2004
You can’t use WMI to activate DHCP server scopes, but you can use the Netsh command.
By Bob Wells, 08/16/2004
Learn what an interpolated variable is by comparing a scripting language that supports interpolated variables with one that doesn’t.
By Bob Wells, 08/16/2004
Cluster.exe lets you configure your cluster's file-share permissions without knowing trustees’ SIDs.
By Bob Wells, 06/14/2004
In WSH scripts, you can use the WshShell object’s Run method to play .wav files in Windows’ Sound Recorder program.
By Bob Wells, 06/14/2004
Do you need DNS information about an IP address? Here’s a script that lets you enter an IP address from the command line, then runs Nslookup against that address.
By Bob Wells, 06/14/2004
If you’re having authentication problems with your ADSI script, the problem might not be with your code. Microsoft has documented several authentication problems that occur when ...
By Bob Wells, 03/15/2004
Several ways exist to count the number of child objects in Active Directory containers. However, each solution has its drawbacks.
By Bob Wells, 03/15/2004
If you want to learn about the Windows command processor and batch files, check out these resources.
By Bob Wells, 02/12/2004
Monad will provide a new console-based command shell, new commands, and a new shell-scripting language.
By Bob Wells, 02/12/2004
The code can be amazingly simple or moderately complex.
By Bob Wells, 12/08/2003
Here’s a novel approach that uses the pwdLastSet attribute to find and disable stale AD user accounts in Win2K.
By Bob Wells, 11/03/2003
Learn where you can obtain sample scripts and instructions on how to install on remote computers the security patch for the Blaster virus.
By Bob Wells, 11/03/2003
You can’t use WMI, but you can use the Home Networking Configuration Manager component.
By Bob Wells, 11/03/2003
You can use WMIC to manage any WMI-enabled computer, as long as you run WMIC from Windows 2003 or XP.
By Bob Wells, 11/03/2003
Although ADSI’s MoveHere method can be a bit confusing, it gets the job done.
By Bob Wells, 10/06/2003
To programmatically change the "Country/region" setting in the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in, you need to update three AD attributes.
By Bob Wells, 10/06/2003
Like WScript, CScript is here to stay.
By Bob Wells, 10/06/2003
When you use WMI to inventory processors, it reports hyper-threaded processors as multiple processors.