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First Aid
Quick Answers
Ask the Scripting Guys
WMI Errors
Beginners
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Introduction
What is a script?
What is VBScript?
What is WSH (Windows Script Host)?
What is ADSI (User management)?
What is WMI?
Subs and Functions
Variables
and Constants
Classes, Methods and Properties
Special Characters
WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation)
Learn what you can do with the WMI service!
WMI Scripting Primer Part 1
WMI Scripting Primer Part 2
WMI Scripting Primer Part 3
Create your own WMI classes using MOFs
Performance Monitoring with WMI
WMI Events
Querying multiple PCs
Find and correct WMI errors
Meter application use
Use events asynchroneously (Part 1)
Use events asynchroneously (Part 2)
Monitor processes (Part 1)
Monitor processes (Part 2)
Hard- and Softwareinventory (Part 1)
Hard- and Softwareinventory (Part 2)
Hard- and Softwareinventory (Part 3)
WBEMTEST.EXE in action
WMI secrets
Networking
Configure your network with scripts
Introduction
Basic TCP/IP settings
Remote Networking
IP-Address
Client DNS
WINS
Other protocols
Network management
Configure new systems
Office Scripting
Microsoft Office can be scripted as well
Excel and User Accounts
Scripting Excel
Smart Tags
Script Workflows
Files
Learn how to parse files
Access text files like a database
Read extended file properties
Parse files with Logparser
Manage file types (Part 1)
Manage file types (Part 2)
Active Directory
User Management
ADAM - Mini-AD for your Notebook
Check password expiration
Search Printers (Part 1)
Search Printers (Part 2)
Printing
Manage Printers and Print Jobs
Print
Manage Print Server
Automatic Printer Installation
Security
Sign scripts and prevent bad scripts from running
Introduction in Signing and Software Restriction Policy
Sign scripts with WSH 5.6
Internet Explorer Popup Blocker
Windows XP SP2 Firewall
Spy on systems
Miscellaneous Topics
Articles
Regular Expressions
Working with MS Script Debugger
Use command line arguments
Tipps for debugging
Tipps for best script environment
Format output information
Run external programs
