Server Newsgroups: Scripting for Windows Server

I need to aquire the system times on multiple servers

BBB_b - 13 Oct 2006 4:57 PM - 4 messages

Hello, I need to aquire the system times on multiple servers. The server names are in a text file. Can someone please provide some assistance? Thank you. ...

Need to email several events

Pete - 13 Oct 2006 3:51 PM - 3 messages

I am totally new to scripting. I found a "Scripting Guy" script that monitors event logs for a single event and displays an error. How can I monitor event logs for several errors and have the script and send an email ...

Active Directory Inventory Script

meridean - 13 Oct 2006 10:38 AM - 11 messages

Hi All, I have a script (Thanks to Richard Mueller) which I am running in Active Directory to ping computers, query the computers and write the results to an Excel file, however everytime I run it the script runs out of memory with the following error: ...

Just current directory in prompt

dean - 13 Oct 2006 10:15 AM - 4 messages

Is it possible to get just the current directory showing in the prompt? eg: PS system32 > _ I know that you can change the prompt easily enough, but I can't figure out a suitable method for getting just the current directory. ...

Installing Printer Drivers via VBS

Charlie S - 13 Oct 2006 8:04 AM - 5 messages

I've been searching and searching for a solution to this problem and it seems that I can't find it. I'm using the VBS provided on MS TechNet and am getting a strange error. Below is the script I'm using and the error that I get. ...

executing remote batch file

Wowbagger - 12 Oct 2006 7:10 PM - 2 messages

Is there a way to execute a batch file from a desktop so that it is actually running on the server on which it resides (and using the server's directory structure)? ...

Remove Group Membership (Distributon and Security)for disabled use

mendozat - 12 Oct 2006 6:33 PM - 2 messages

Here is my problem : When users leave our organization I have to disable their account in Active Directory When an email is sent to a distribution group that has a disabled user, the person that sent the email gets an undeliverable mail returned to them saying ...

Powershell RC2 on XP SP1?

Marco Shaw - 12 Oct 2006 1:04 PM - 6 messages

Has anyone tried to install MSH RC2 on a XP SP1 desktop? Due to company policies, SP2 isn't out yet... Marco ...

Users not logged in the last 60 days

DJ - 11 Oct 2006 6:59 PM - 2 messages

We've inherited a Windows 2000 domain and want to clean up. We want to remove users that have not logged in for over 60 days. ...

Is there any ....

Peter F - 11 Oct 2006 1:51 PM - 3 messages

Hi All, Is there any other type of scripting package that comes with windows XP other than the CMD dos batch jobs? I am unable to use the Dos for creating batch jobs because the option on the machine has been locked down. ...

Verification script

professor_ml - 11 Oct 2006 1:41 PM - 5 messages

I am trying to generate a monitoring script that will perform the following functions: 1- logon to a specifc domain controller 2- if it fails authentication send an email alert and or page 3- if it passes authentication, move on to the next domain controller and ...

vbSystemModal

Marco Shaw - 11 Oct 2006 12:17 PM - 2 messages

I'm looking for a way to provide a MsgBox/popup that always shows on top of all other applications. vbSystemModal seems to be what I'm looking for. My only concern is what the VBScript documentations says: "System modal; all ...

2003 script that will add domain user to local pc powerusers group

Cranium - 11 Oct 2006 12:11 PM - 3 messages

Does anyone have a script that will allow me to add a security group to the local power users group? I need to do this in large environment approximately 600 lap tops. I am running 2003 Standard Edition. ...

Pop ups near system tray

Marco Shaw - 11 Oct 2006 1:22 AM - 2 messages

Can VBScript (or even PowerShell) pop up some kind of message (or balloon) near the system tray or clock on a Windows (XP) machine? Marco ...

VB script from DOS command

Mark1 - 10 Oct 2006 8:28 PM - 5 messages

I need the syntax to run a VB script from DOS. I have Webfocus and I need to put DOS commands into it so that I can schedule a VB script to run. Any help is appreciated! Thanks! ...

2003 server script to add secuirty group to local power users group

dadmancpu1 - 10 Oct 2006 3:39 AM - 2 messages

Does anyone have a script that will allow me to add a security group to the local power users group? I need to do this in large environment approximately 600 lap tops. I am running 2003 Standard Edition. ...

OS Bug?

lyf4ce - 9 Oct 2006 6:40 PM - 2 messages

Here's the situation: Local Policy has password requirements set. All patches and updates are installed. Wanted to reset a bunch of User ID passwords via VBScript. Created script using code that included a password that did not meet Local ...

Script the disabling of backup NIC services

Joe Anonymous - 9 Oct 2006 2:14 PM - 7 messages

We have multi-homed servers, with a public interface and a second NIC dedicated to only backups. I would like to programmatically do the following to only the backup interface: disable client for Microsoft networks disable file and print sharing ...

Updating SID in VBScript

Simon Gray - 9 Oct 2006 2:11 PM - 2 messages

Want to update a SID type attribute but am not having any success: Code that I'm using is as follows: strUser = "cn=Test User 4" strOU = "ou=Site A Replication,ou=Accounts" strDomain = "dc=configb,dc=local" Set objUser = GetObject("LDAP://" & strUser & "," & strOU & "," & strdomain) ...

help for search in AD script

sgr - 9 Oct 2006 10:55 AM - 2 messages

I need a script to chek if an user is in my AD, I try with this but my problem is that a priori i donÂ´t know in what OU is the user. Set objUser = GetObject ("LDAP://cn=user1,dc=mydomain,dc=com") ...

Controlling custom notifications

Connectex - 8 Oct 2006 4:18 AM - 2 messages

In Windows XP's taskbar notification area (bottom right) you can control if all icons shown or to hide inactive icons. If you choose to hide inactive, some icons might eventually be hidden that you would like displayed. Some this a per user setting setting it manually is such a pain. I have two icons ...