Sometimes it may be necessary to clear the sidHistory. The VBScript provided in this article will find an object by its name in the directory and attempt to clear the sidHistory for that object: How To Use Visual Basic Script to Clear SidHistory
Check out the Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine's column on scripting - the Scripting Answers.
Do you work in different programming environments?
Do you like syntax highlighting in your code?
Do you need small tool with simple controls and the capabilities of a mighty code editor?
Are you looking for a tool for work with plain text files?
Do you want to save money and still have functionality of professional products?
If you have answered 'YES' to any of the above questions, then PSPad may be for you.
The WMI Book's website provides some good sample WMI scripts.
A system administrator doesn't bother with GUIs. He types commands at the command line and likes data displayed in the cmd.exe window. But, sometimes an administrator needs a "utility" like Microsoft Excel.
If you want to script Excel you need to know the Excel object model documentation.
This website provides a brief overview of commonly used objects in the Microsoft Office Excel 2003 object model and examples of using those objects to perform tasks: Automating Excel Using the Excel Object Model.
This script demonstrates how to use a script to create a new mailbox-enabled user account for Exchange 2000 or Exchange 2003: CreateExUser
