Server Newsgroups: Scripting for Windows Server

script for assigning folder permissions

rocketz21 - 7 Sep 2007 8:16 PM - 6 messages

I'm looking for a script where I can set multiple folder permissions on the local hard drive. I've tried a setperms.vsb I found on microsoft, but think it is meant more for windows 2000 and didn't work. ...

connect printer w. Computer Policy

fund_cebi - 6 Sep 2007 3:48 PM - 3 messages

Iâ€™m trying to set printer connections in a per-computer base using GPO. Iâ€™ve started building a script to install a set o printer in each group. The script was debugged and tested, and it works fine. ...

file extension association

Robert - 6 Sep 2007 9:10 AM - 2 messages

Is it possible to programatically (using VBS) to associate a file extension with a script or other program. I would also like to see what file extensions are already associated with which program. Many thanks Robert ...

Trying to compare usernmae to a group membership

Kshaeta - 5 Sep 2007 9:24 PM - 11 messages

I have a batch file script, that needs to see if a person belongs to a certain group. So I'm trying to compare the %USERNAME% (logged on user) to the members of the group, to see if I can get either a "doesn't ...

VBS like a Service

Rodrigo Ferreira - 5 Sep 2007 7:42 PM - 3 messages

Hi, I don't know how can explain... Can I start a vbs like a service? I have a vbs that generate a txt and I have to run it every 10min. Can I put it in "Windows Services"? I don't want to schedule this execution. ...

Security on folders

Mauger - 5 Sep 2007 6:02 PM - 3 messages

Is there a way or snap in so that I can do a mass change on the security tab to add a new user with Modify access to a folder? Be looking to do a script that will go through each folder and add a user to that folders properties ...

add local printer

huda - 5 Sep 2007 2:16 PM - 3 messages

hi, im trying ot write a script to add a local printer with a tcp/ip port to client pc's. i tried the script in this link [link] ...

Query AD for existing account

Mendozatj - 4 Sep 2007 7:04 PM - 2 messages

I'm doing a migration from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2007 and using profilegenerator to create new profiles in Outlook during the migration. I have this script that works only on that specific CN and I can only find ...

Stopping auto-detect of printers?

Yobbo - 2 Sep 2007 7:01 PM - 3 messages

Hi Is there anyway to stop the auto-detection of the printers that I install, as I only want my shared printers to be available to certain machines? Thanks ...

Giving full access to program files folder

Yobbo - 2 Sep 2007 7:01 PM - 3 messages

Hi All I work in primary schools and unfortunately this means that I have to deal with the varied and bizarre world of educational software! A lot of this software won't work if the folders don't have read/write ...

Should I be fiddling with ntuser file???

Yobbo - 2 Sep 2007 6:57 PM - 6 messages

Hi All Just want to check if the following procedure is OK to do: 1) On a local XP Pro SP2 machine I create a 'User' user account so that I have 1 x admin user account and 1 x 'user' user account. ...