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Write a script to find and delete a file
I distributed a test version of Remote Control 4.0 across our network last week, and since it was a special debug version, it created a large number of files named debuglog.dat. I wanted an easy way to...
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Network Administrator 3.0 Beta
Purchase Network Administrator 2.9 for only $99 per administrator (50% off since you are a reader of my blog), and when it is released you will receive 3.0 Free. Just follow this special link We have...
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PowerShell 2.0 Getting Started Links
I have been avoiding it for a long time. I know batch files, and VB script so well that I am not in the mood to learn a totally different scripting language. As each day passes Microsoft is slowly...
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Restart an application automatically
The emails keep coming in. Keep it up This question is from Steve (Awesome name, love it): “Hi Steve. We have a piece of software that does not run as a service. It runs like any other application....
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Automatically disable wireless when Ethernet is available
Got a question from Enrico, “Good morning Steve, and Happy New Year!…I would like that when the user has a wired NIC up and running, the wireless NIC is automatically disabled, and as soon as the...
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Force install of security patches – Across your network
I got a question from Mike this week: “Hi steve. Hope all is well. I am the IT manager at a small bank in Texas. We have lots of patch management tools…so I am not looking for that. Before an audit I...
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Check if a user is a member of an OU
Got a question from Matthew this week: “I was wondering if you guys have a script that could determine what OU a user is a member of…sort of an if then else clause, If a member of “Said Group” then do...
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Use VB Script to list a range of IP addresses
I got a question from Murali: “Suppose if I have a 100+ work group machines in the same network how can I run a script remotely against them? I would like to enter a range of IP address for my...
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How to detect a server outage from a script
James asked this week: “Hi Steve. I liked your script that automatically disabled the wireless card when the Ethernet was enabled. But I was wondering, how about a script that ran when a ping to a...
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Remove offline computers using vbscript
I got a question from Mark this week: “Hi Steve, Love your newsletter, keep sending me the good stuff I have a question for you. I was wondering if there was a way to delete printers that were offline...
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Delete temp files from all user profiles
I got a great question from Brian this week: “Is there a quick way to delete the temp files for all user profiles? We have some PC’s that many users logon to and over a period of time there can be...
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Turn virtual machines on and off from a script (Hyper-V)
I got a question from Andrea this week: “Hi Steve, We have some VMs under HyperV that are used for training during the day and we would like to setup a vbscript that could be called from windows...
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