 | A fresh admin scripting book covering 2003 products (year, not # of products :-) Automating Windows Administration
Author Stein Borge has written a problem and solution-oriented text. He thoroughly explains automating common administrative tasks for all business versions of Windows that rely on the Windows Script Host (WSH). This is an updated version of Managing Enterprise Systems with the Windows Script Host and has new information covering W2K3 and Exchange 2003 administration More books... | This site provides a comprehensive resource for Windows Script (WSH & VBScript), OLE Automaton (Office, ADO, CDO & ADSI) and COM objects that you can use to develop your own powerful scripting solutions.
Join this site. Over 14,300 others have. Membership is now moderated to prevent noise in the discussion group (access should be granted within 48 hours). You can select how often you get notified of site updates, your email address is kept private and I don’t have time to spam you anyway. Joining also makes file downloads work more reliably. Off topic posts in the message board will be deleted and membership banned. Latest News
4-Feb-07 Replacement console for CMD or PowerShell
Console is a Windows console window enhancement. Console features include: multiple tabs, text editor-like text selection, different background types, alpha and color-key transparency, configurable font, different window styles
Download http://sourceforge.net/projects/console
Notes on configuring for PS http://www.codeplex.com/PowerShellCX/Thread/View.aspx?ThreadId=3430 31-Jan-07 Windows PowerShell 1.0 for Microsoft Windows Vista
X86 Edition http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=79516
X64 Edition http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=79517
There is a known issue with the installer and file encryption. The workaround is to enable EFS on your machine for a short time and install the package. To enable EFS, press Windows-R and start gpedit.msc. Browse to Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Public Key Policies -> Encrypting File System -> (right-click) Properties, and set the EFS state to “Allow”. To verify that the above worked, press Windows-R and start rsop.msc. Browse to the same path as above, and verify the setting. If your domain administrator has disabled EFS, then you will not be able to enable it locally. In that case, you will have to depart the domain, complete the install, then rejoin the domain. 18-Nov-06 Windows PowerShell 1.0 RTM for Windows XP & Server 2003
Microsoft Windows PowerShell command line shell and scripting language helps IT Professionals achieve greater productivity. Using a new admin-focused scripting language, more than 130 standard command line tools, and consistent syntax and utilities, Windows PowerShell allows IT Professionals to more easily control system administration and accelerate automation. Download here... 2-Sep-06 Community-Submitted Scripts Center
The Community-Submitted Scripts Center has a new look, and new ways to share information. Not only is this a Web site that allows you to share information, it's also a Web site that gets updated regularly (every Monday as a matter of fact).
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/default.mspx 27-Apr-06 Monad is now Windows PowerShell
Microsoft just came up with the product name as Monad was only the code name.
Windows PowerShell is a new task-based command line shell and intuitive scripting language for system administration that provides comprehensive control and automation for Windows administrators. Windows PowerShell makes administrators more productive by improving the manageability of the Windows operating system and applications that run on Windows. Exchange Server 2007 and System Center Operations Manager 2007 (Microsoft Operations Manager “V3”) will be built upon Windows PowerShell. The PowerShell team blog can be found here... 27-Feb-06 MSH Analyzer
MSH Analyzer allows you to run MSH scripts in its own hosted environment.
It allows you to type a variety of commands, highlight what you want, and press 5, and you will get the results back in text, as well as in a grid, with objects linked to a property inspector.
http://www.karlprosser.com/coder/?page_id=14
17-Feb-06 BizTalk Server 2006 Scripts
This site is a collection of scripts which will assist BizTalk Server 2006 developers, IT professionals, and other personas. 01-Feb-06 Community-Submitted Scripts Center
The Community-Submitted Scripts Center is the new Internet portal for system administration scripting. Here you'll have the opportunity not only to browse through a collection of scripts submitted by other members of the community, but also to share scripts you've written. Link... 11-Jan-06 Monad Beta 3 released
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e8e5203a-574c-4105-af6b-b2fef39adf55&displaylang=en 27-Dec-05 The Scripting Crossword Puzzle
Board these holidays? The Scripting Guys have come up with something to give you an excuse to keep thinking about scripting during the Christmas holidays (but don't forget what Christmas is all about). Get the crossword here... 8-Dec-05 SMS 2003 Scripting Guide
Well, it's not new but if you didn't know it existed, then it is new to you. It provides over 40 scripts, ranging from tasks such as creating advertisements to running queries. It explains the basics of SMS objects, WMI, and VBScript through a series of 'How To' examples. Download... 15-Oct-05 Scripting Week 3 Program
Get a sneak peek at Scripting Week 3, a series of five webcasts on system administration scripting to be held October 24-28, 2005 on TechNet. The program includes a detailed description of each webcast, biographies of the presenters, even a Scripting Week trivia quiz. And don't miss the special offer from Microsoft Press, featuring 40% off on selected MS Press books. 17-Sep-05 Looking for ManagePC?
ManagePC is an application, written by Matt Williams, that will allow you to manage any PC in a forest. It uses WMI to retrieve various data on the selected machine. Dedicated ManagePC site.
Keep up the good work Matt... More News...
Please send any feedback to Ian Morrish. Don't forget to include your reply address!
 Trademarks and Copyrights (especially Microsoft and Windows) are the Property of their Respective Authors and Companies. | 
