Server Newsgroups: Scripting for Windows Server

Script development environment

NZSchoolTech - 6 Jan 2007 4:46 AM - 7 messages

Is there anything available to syntax check and test VBScripts that I am writing for logon scripts etc. I read somewhere "Use VBStudio.NET". Well after going through all the rigamarole of installing that, it's intended for writing scripts for ...

Need script to return OS level

John Spencer - 5 Jan 2007 8:56 PM - 2 messages

Happy New Year! i need a script to give me the OS level of a few hundred systems. I have a list, it could be in Excel, or text. I need the script to just return the OS of the servers in the list into anothertext file, or excel spread sheet. The ...

Windows Logon Script to set AD description

Sean O'Sullivan - 5 Jan 2007 7:23 PM - 2 messages

Hi, I am having trouble with a script I am writing. I basically want the script to checked the user that is logging on to a PC and add that to the computer description in Active Directory. The problem I am having is authentication. ...

Sheduled Task VBS

Mark1 - 5 Jan 2007 6:58 PM - 3 messages

Hello, I have a gone under my settings to Scheduled Tasks and scheduled a .VBS file to run. However, it doesn't finish. When I check the status of the scheduled task, it just says "running". I'm wondering if by selecting a .VBS ...

Deploying a printer object

JeffH - 5 Jan 2007 2:16 PM - 2 messages

Hi, I have a script that adds a printer object to the list of printers on a PC. The only problem is that this object is only added for the current user. My script is below. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can force this ...

Script multiple password reset on the AD

Dk - 5 Jan 2007 11:53 AM - 2 messages

Can anyone please help me with a script to reset about multiple users passwords at a time and also enable the user accounts at the same time. Many thanks ...

Whatsup Professional - Newbie question

Ivor Levene - 4 Jan 2007 6:34 PM - 2 messages

I'm new to scripting, however I do have a background in Qbasic programming from the "dark ages". I have copied some examples of VBSCRIPT into Whatsup Professional and it seems to run ok, dimensioning arrays, creating files, mapping network drives. ...

Script Drive Mappings are Sporadic

Randy Dalton - 3 Jan 2007 6:08 PM - 3 messages

We recetly migrated from NetWare to Windows Server 2003. I wrote the login scripts in VBScript and apply them to each departmental container via group policy. The scripts run fine about 80% of the time but sometimes the users ...

Script for local account management on windows 2003 server

Ansh - 3 Jan 2007 4:36 PM - 3 messages

Hi. I would like to have a script which can creates users/group on the member servers running windows 2003 and it sets different attributes for the same. Please let me know. Also let me know about any resource from where i can ...

Create folder in C:\ at workstation..

Geir Holmavatn - 3 Jan 2007 7:14 AM - 3 messages

Hi, How can I have the w2003 logon script check if the folder 'C:\%username% Private Data' exists at the local workstation, and if not, create this folder with the logged in user's 'Full Control' security flags..? Thanks for hints on this ...

Enabled Users in Active Directory

FullGUI - 2 Jan 2007 2:58 PM - 3 messages

I would like to know what user accounts in Active Directory are enabled and which ones are disabled and have this information put into some sort of document. All the sample code I've found just writes it to screen, which is annoying. ...

Removing Desktop shortcut Icons with a script

Scripting Novice - 1 Jan 2007 12:29 AM - 3 messages

I have seen how you are able to create Desktop shortcut icon, such as the Lock Workstation, etc. The issue that I am having is understanding what command statements I would need to use to remove a desktop shortcut icon. Any ...