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To install Windows PowerShell follow the instructions below and experience the new face of scripting for yourself.

• Download and install: Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package (x86)

• Download and install: Windows PowerShell RC1 (for .NET Framework 2.0 RTM) x86

• From the programs group select “Windows PowerShell” to start the application.

Note: The first time you run the application you may receive the following message that requires administrative privileges on the machine to execute:

Windows(R) PowerShell

Copyright (C) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Do you want to run software from this untrusted publisher?

The file C:\Program Files\Windows PowerShell\v1.0\types.ps1xml is published by

CN=Microsoft Corporation, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington,

C=US. This publisher is not trusted on your system. Only run scripts from

trusted publishers.

V Never run  D Do not run R Run once A Always run  ? Help (default is "D"):

• Enter A in response to the prompt to the execution policy.

• Test the application by entering the following in the command window: Get-Host

This will return the ConsoleHost Name, version number and language settings among other things as in the example below:

Name: ConsoleHost

Version: 1.0.9567.1

InstanceId: 65933e58-a0f3-4413-a832-2bf89d0dccd3

UI: System.Management.Automation.Internal.Host.InternalHostUserInterface

CurrentCulture: en-US

CurrentUICulture: en-US

PrivateData:

Required Downloads:

Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package (x86)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0856eacb-4362-4b0d-8edd-aab15c5e04f5&DisplayLang=en

Windows PowerShell RC1 (for .NET Framework 2.0 RTM) x86

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=64772&clcid=0x409

Optional Downloads:

Windows PowerShell RC1 Documentation Pack

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B4720B00-9A66-430F-BD56-EC48BFCA154F&displaylang=en