Automation/Scripting


Easy Local Group Membership Enumeration

Need to know who are members of each local administrator’s group? Here’s a script that can help.

Half a Dozen One Liners

Stop me if you've heard these before: more command line script tips.

Scripting Windows Installer Packages

Use scripts to determine the contents of MSI setup files.

It’s A GUI-ful Day

You can get lots of info with the CLI, so what you need is a CLI GUI to view it all.

Command Line Performance

Some command-line tips from my TechMentor Conference session.

Leaving Footprints

Using these handy markers to tell you and to limit how often often code is executed.

Connect to Your Data

Another ADO trick that allows you to connect to your data via scripting.

At Your Service

A quick tip on one of the more popular PowerShell cmdlets.

Microsoft PowerShell Tool Nears Q4 Release

Microsoft is shipping Release Candidate 2 (RC2) of its PowerShell 1.0 command line environment and scripting language for Windows Server 2003.

The Scripting Pipeline

Save the script writing for when it's needed -- PowerShell allows stringing together of cmdlets to perform useful work.

Capture the Script

Here’s how Ethereal can be used to capture the contents of a batch start-up script.

Scripting Software Deployments

Why scripting makes for a poor software deployment tool.

What Software's in Your Box?

Hard to believe, but even scripting has its weaknesses -- particularly if you need a list of all your computer's installed software.

The Case of the Vanishing Tooltips

Keep your Taskbar tooltips visible with this batch file.

Visually Appealing

Setting the visual effects options in Windows Explorer per user

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