Bob Wells
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Bob Wells is a contributing editor for Windows IT Pro. He is a technical account manager in Microsoft’s Services organization.
Email address: bobwells@windowsitpro.com
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158 results found for Bob Wells, displaying items 1 - 20
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September 13, 2004 |
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Rem: Retrieving Registry Data
You can adapt a TechNet script so that it retrieves registry data without knowing the value names in advance.
Windows IT Pro
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September 13, 2004 |
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Rem: Configuring CompletionChar
Using a simple command-line switch, you can configure your XP Pro workstation to automatically complete filenames and directory names when you press the Tab key.
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September 13, 2004 |
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Rem: Activating DHCP Server Scopes
You can’t use WMI to activate DHCP server scopes, but you can use the Netsh command.
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August 16, 2004 |
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Rem: Interpolating an Array Element to Reference a Property Name
Learn what an interpolated variable is by comparing a scripting language that supports interpolated variables with one that doesn’t.
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August 16, 2004 |
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Rem: Setting Cluster File-Share Permissions
Cluster.exe lets you configure your cluster's file-share permissions without knowing trustees’ SIDs.
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June 14, 2004 |
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Rem: Playing a .wav File
In WSH scripts, you can use the WshShell object’s Run method to play .wav files in Windows’ Sound Recorder program.
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June 14, 2004 |
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Rem: Using Nslookup with Random IP Addresses
Do you need DNS information about an IP address? Here’s a script that lets you enter an IP address from the command line, then runs Nslookup against that address.
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June 14, 2004 |
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Rem: Authentication Problems with ADSI Provider
If you’re having authentication problems with your ADSI script, the problem might not be with your code. Microsoft has documented several authentication problems that occur when you use the ADSI WinNT provider with the OpenDSObject method.
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March 15, 2004 |
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Rem: Counting Objects in AD Containers
Several ways exist to count the number of child objects in Active Directory containers. However, each solution has its drawbacks.
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March 15, 2004 |
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Rem: Learning About Windows Shell Scripting
If you want to learn about the Windows command processor and batch files, check out these resources.
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February 12, 2004 |
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Rem: Blazing a New Frontier with Monad
Monad will provide a new console-based command shell, new commands, and a new shell-scripting language.
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February 12, 2004 |
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Rem: Retrieving the Value of the ObjectGUID Attribute
The code can be amazingly simple or moderately complex.
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December 8, 2003 |
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Rem: Finding and Disabling Inactive AD User Accounts
Here’s a novel approach that uses the pwdLastSet attribute to find and disable stale AD user accounts in Win2K.
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November 3, 2003 |
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Rem: Moving Users Between OUs
Although ADSI’s MoveHere method can be a bit confusing, it gets the job done.
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November 3, 2003 |
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Rem: Remotely Installing Security Patches
Learn where you can obtain sample scripts and instructions on how to install on remote computers the security patch for the Blaster virus.
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November 3, 2003 |
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Rem: Configuring ICS and ICF Settings
You can’t use WMI, but you can use the Home Networking Configuration Manager component.
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November 3, 2003 |
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Rem: Using WMIC on Windows 2000
You can use WMIC to manage any WMI-enabled computer, as long as you run WMIC from Windows 2003 or XP.
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October 6, 2003 |
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Rem: Updating the "Country/region" Setting in AD
To programmatically change the "Country/region" setting in the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in, you need to update three AD attributes.
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October 6, 2003 |
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Rem: Dispelling Some Misinformation About CScript
Like WScript, CScript is here to stay.
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October 6, 2003 |
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Rem: WMI Isn’t Hyper-Thread-Aware
When you use WMI to inventory processors, it reports hyper-threaded processors as multiple processors.
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