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How To Set MS Office User Information

nospam@example.com (Frank-Peter) — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 10:35:16 +0200

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How assign a CD-ROM drive letter

nospam@example.com (Frank-Peter) — Fri, 15 Jul 2005 18:05:17 +0200

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ClearSidHistory.vbs

nospam@example.com (Frank-Peter) — Mon, 04 Jul 2005 11:56:54 +0200

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

Scripting Answers

nospam@example.com (Frank-Peter) — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 22:20:28 +0200

Check out the Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine's column on scripting - the Scripting Answers.

PSPad Editor

nospam@example.com (Frank-Peter) — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 13:19:33 +0200

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.

Sample WMI Scripts

nospam@example.com (Frank-Peter) — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 10:59:30 +0200

The WMI Book's website provides some good sample WMI scripts.

How to determine the name of the local admin group?

nospam@example.com (Frank-Peter) — Fri, 13 May 2005 23:33:31 +0200

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How to check IP connectivity?

nospam@example.com (Frank-Peter) — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 23:11:57 +0200

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How to determine default user's profile path?

nospam@example.com (Frank-Peter) — Thu, 21 Apr 2005 17:46:10 +0200

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How to check existence of a registry key?

nospam@example.com (Frank-Peter) — Wed, 20 Apr 2005 16:39:25 +0200

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How to read from/write to ini files?

nospam@example.com (Frank-Peter) — Sun, 10 Apr 2005 23:35:36 +0200

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Scripting Excel

nospam@example.com (Frank-Peter) — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 13:44:14 +0200

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.

How Can I Map Drives Based on an Active Directory Site?

nospam@example.com (Frank-Peter) — Wed, 06 Apr 2005 15:20:12 +0200

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New Exchange User Creation Script

nospam@example.com (Frank-Peter) — Wed, 06 Apr 2005 12:58:01 +0200

This script demonstrates how to use a script to create a new mailbox-enabled user account for Exchange 2000 or Exchange 2003: CreateExUser