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Score Recreate local Group Policy file?
ajgmisc - 3 Feb 2007 3:49 PM - 3 messages
This is not a scripting question, per se, but this discussion group seemed to be one where the readers might know the answer to my question.  (I'm a bit of a newbie to things like the Local Group Policy file, so I hope you'll forgive ...
Score Poll AD Accounts set to "never expire"
Teki - 3 Feb 2007 7:49 AM - 8 messages
Greetings all, Interested in querying for all accounts that are set to never expire in AD, attempting to use common queries could not be found.  Any assistance in the right direction would certainly be appreciated. ...
Score Learning to Script
jmichelleg - 2 Feb 2007 9:07 PM - 5 messages
I would like to write a script to deploy an application to 100 clients with the modified path and server ...
Score Deleting AD User and Home Directory?
Z_Crawford - 2 Feb 2007 8:19 PM - 5 messages
I wanted to ask if anyone knew of a way to delete a network account from Active Directory and delete their home directory at the same time. I am not sure if it is also possible to feed in from a text or csv file as well. I ...
Score Vista vs Longhorn Server
Naemoor - 2 Feb 2007 4:10 PM - 2 messages
Anyone seen a features list for Vista and Longhorn Server that points out the basic differences, e.g. does Longhorn Server have the advances in "Video Driver Usage" that is such a key feature of Vista... And Does Vista Ultimate ...
Score AT command question
Mark1 - 2 Feb 2007 2:01 PM - 2 messages
Anybody have any idea why number 1. works fine, but number 2. returns an Access error saying Access could not find the database?  The only difference is number 2. is on a schedule. 1."%PROGRAMFILES%\MICROSOFT OFFICE\OFFICE\MSACCESS.EXE" ...
Score batch file for Task scheduler in server2003
ctbullsplayer - 2 Feb 2007 3:18 AM - 3 messages
I need to setup a batch file that will setup task scheduler on multiple servers with pre-defined information. ...
Score Account Lockout SMTP Alert
Greg - 1 Feb 2007 10:02 PM - 2 messages
Does anyone have a script that will allow an SMTP notification be sent when a user lockout their account from bad password attempts.  We are trying to find a solution without buying a 3rd party software so we can be alerted via email when a user happens to lockout their account?  ...
Score Enter Username/Password in Login Script
Dennis Burgess - 1 Feb 2007 4:53 PM - 4 messages
Ok. Try this. I have a remote site, with a 1 DC on it, constant connectivity back to the main site, and two memeber servers. All in one domain. I have about 20 computers in the remote site Several of the machines, NOT ALL OF THEM, are getting an error asking them ...
Score MODIFY REGISTRY ENTRY USING LOGON SCRIPT - PASSWORD FAILING
IT Jeff - 1 Feb 2007 4:24 PM - 5 messages
I'm trying to automate a registry change using logon script (won't work as startup script).  I know the possible consequences of have admin passwords autofill, but in this case I case I am willing to take the risk.  I am using ...
Score Working with dates ...
Cameron Young - 1 Feb 2007 1:14 PM - 6 messages
Script type ... NT batch scripting. OS's ... Win2K, Win2K3 Am using the following script code to get the current date... for /F "tokens=1-4 delims=/ " %%i in ('date /t') do (    set DayOfWeek=%%i    set Day=%%j ...
Score ProductID to Product Key formula?
Steven - 1 Feb 2007 1:17 AM - 2 messages
I know there are tools that can convert a ProductID (AAAAA-BBB-CCCCCCC-DDDDD) back into a Product Key ( xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx), does anyone know where I can get the formula to do this (or is there a built-in function to do this already)?  I'd like ...
Score Filter out an ou
Paul Bergson [MVP-DS] - 31 Jan 2007 8:56 PM - 3 messages
I'm trying to determine if there is a way to write a query that will allow me to exclude a subordinate ou via filtering.  The only thing I can come up with is to check the canonicalName (With a wild card prefix?) and not sure ...
Score Change admin local password with range of ip's
Avi G - 31 Jan 2007 7:46 PM - 3 messages
Hi, can anyone help with a script that change Local administrator password but take some arguments. i need script that run lets say in cscript ChgPass.vbs (From)192.168.1.1 (To)192.168.1.50 change the admin password for all online computer, but write a summary which ...
Score Adding multiple UO's in AD tree
jekar2.0@gmail.com - 31 Jan 2007 5:31 PM - 4 messages
I work for a county school system and have been asked to go through our AD domain and find all containers labeled "computer", and add three sub containers underneath. ( Administration, teacher, student.) This is a rather large task being that there are roughly sixty school ...
Score vbscripting questions
Rob - 31 Jan 2007 12:35 PM - 4 messages
(1) How do you enumerate all the Windows NT, 2000, and 2003 servers within a Domain, and add their Service Pack and information to an excel spreadsheet. (2) Have the Server download windowsupdates, esecially the new DST patch without reboot and/or manupulation of current Windowsupdate policies. ...
Score registry scripting help
100permission - 31 Jan 2007 12:32 PM - 2 messages
hi dears, i get computer in my network freezing when i try to paste from internet explorer in Office 2003. i've got a set of commands to execute in the registry. i want to get the script running but i fail to do it up to now. ...
Score Help in translating batch file to vbs
Ariel - 31 Jan 2007 12:23 PM - 2 messages
Hello, I posted a few days asking why my batch file ran fine when run manually, but would not run scheduled.  I'm wondering if the fact that my bat calls an .exe is the issue.  Therefore, I'm wondering if I can fix the issue by doing the ...
Score Setting Desktop Background but not via Active Desktop
Yobbo - 30 Jan 2007 8:11 PM - 3 messages
Hi All I've seen the default procedure of enabling active desktop and then setting the desktop background/wallpaper, but I've never liked active desktop it always seems to make my machines 'lumpy'. Is there any other way I can get the desktop background to be a certain pic ...
Score ActiveX error
Mark1 - 30 Jan 2007 5:42 PM - 4 messages
I'm sure somebody out there is familiar with Webfocus.  Anyway, I'm trying to run a .VBS script from Webfocus and here is the code that will do that, hopefully: CMD CSCRIPT.EXE \\CLEVELANDPOINT\IBI\APPS\BASEAPP\TEST.VBS ...
Score Delete Computer Account form Active Directroy
Manuel - 30 Jan 2007 5:01 PM - 3 messages
Hi, I need to know how can I use a Script to delete the computer accounts from Active Directory 2003 that have not been used for 60 days, so I can have my AD Database up-to-date. Do you have some samples? ...
Score Read text file from a symbol up to a symbol.
Inetimon - 30 Jan 2007 1:41 PM - 7 messages
How to read through the text from a file from a symbol up to a symbol. For example from a word "Stat" up to a word "stop". ? ...
Score Different Desktop background per user?
Newbie - 30 Jan 2007 1:14 PM - 9 messages
Hi All Does anybody know how I can show a different Desktop background per user? I work for a school and I want to display Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, etc on the desktop (say top right of the screen) when the relevant class logs in and ...
Score Different Start Menu per user?
Newbie - 30 Jan 2007 1:11 PM - 2 messages
Hi All Is it possible to configure the Win2003 Server/Active Directory/GPolicy to display a different Start Menu of programs per user account? The reason I ask is that I work at a school and that though I know I have to ...
Score TCP/IP enable in connection configuration
Ronteix Xavier - 30 Jan 2007 10:01 AM - 2 messages
I try to enable the TCP protocol for a connection. I'm looking in WMI:     root\CIMV2     Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration     Description:     The IPEnabled property indicates whether TCP/IP is bound and enabled on ...
Score extract serial number tft monitor
tajallo - 30 Jan 2007 9:06 AM - 3 messages
How to extract serial number tft monitor?? it´s posible. The serial number of the pc it´s posible but the monitor..??? Thanks for your interest!! ...
Score Computer Name to the Login ID
William Cooper - 29 Jan 2007 11:11 PM - 4 messages
Xp Pro systems, sp2 The login ID's of the computers are structured like CO_102_XXXX and I need to change them to an Enterprise ID like .. CO_102_WC26439.  When I login to the network from this machine I type wc26439 and then my password.  I would ...
Score Small Simple VBscript Problem - Adding Users to Local Group
script-newb - 29 Jan 2007 9:59 PM - 5 messages
All, I hope I am just over looking something but I am having trouble getting this simple vbscript to work. A locally logged on user part of the local admin group can run this command line just fine net localgroup administrators MyDomain\Tester /add ...
Score Scheduled batch file not working
Ariel - 29 Jan 2007 4:59 PM - 3 messages
Hello, I have a batch file that I can run successfully in W2k3 manually.  However, when I schedule it, the script does not run correctly.  Here is the batch: move E:\import\phat\*.txt E:\import\phat\txt ...
Score List all members of a group problem.
Simon G - 29 Jan 2007 3:35 PM - 4 messages
Hi, I'm trying to use the script from microsoft, which does work, but doesn't return all the results. We have a group which has around 8000 members, however this script only returns about 50 users. It is accurate for most of ...
Score File renames, en masse
Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] - 29 Jan 2007 1:30 PM - 13 messages
Hi - a client running a W2k domain w/XP Pro workstations (not that it's specifically relevant) has currently got a slew of files in their main shared folder tree, which they'd like to rename for organization/sorting purposes. There are probably about 3000 files in total, in multiple ...
Score exchange user account limit
Burhan ERSOY - 28 Jan 2007 6:48 PM - 2 messages
i have windows 2000 advanced server and exhcange 2000 server. i have too much users, so 2500 users. i 'll create exchange mailbox that users. if i create 2500 users on exhcange, exchange is work correctly?? how many users create on exchange??? ...
Score exchange users account limit
Burhan ERSOY - 28 Jan 2007 6:47 PM - 2 messages
i have windows 2000 advanced server and exhcange 2000 server. i have too much users, so 2500 users. i 'll create exchange mailbox that users. if i create 2500 users on exhcange, exchange is work correctly?? how many users create on exchange??? ...
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