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Scripting List solutions: IE History - Is this possible?
Question: Lets say you work for a company that does not currently use any IE History reporting software like ISA or whatever else is out there. And your...

Posted Monday, September 17, 2007 8:22 PM by dthomson | with no comments

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Scripting List solutions: Add machine names to a collection
Question: Is it possible to add machine names to a collection from a text file via vbscript? Solution: There are several programs to do this.. Below are...

Posted Sunday, September 16, 2007 9:39 PM by dthomson | with no comments

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Scripting List solutions: "Please wait" in a VB Script
Question: I'd like to display a window that pops up and says "Please wait ..." while the script is running and then disappears when the script...

Posted Sunday, September 16, 2007 9:31 PM by dthomson | with no comments

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Scripting List solutions: Using a custom progress bar in SMS Installer
Question: Has anyone ever written a script with SMS Installer that displays a progress bar while the script is running? In Installation Properties, under...

Posted Sunday, September 16, 2007 9:24 PM by dthomson | with no comments

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Scripting List solutions: Disabling the system beep
Question: Is there an easy script I can run that will disable the system beep? This is listed under device manager (showing hidden devices) –Non Plug-Play...

Posted Sunday, September 16, 2007 8:56 PM by dthomson | with no comments

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Scripting List Solutions: VBScript to upload file to website
This was posted to the myITforum Scripting email list a while back by Scott Klassen. He says it took him a little bit to get going and wanted to share...

Posted Sunday, September 16, 2007 7:22 PM by dthomson | with no comments

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Profile tricks
Question: I was hoping to get pointed at a tool or something that already exists. We have a Ghost image which puts the user's profile on the D: drive so...

Posted Thursday, February 03, 2005 10:01 AM by dthomson | with no comments

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Patching an administrative installation
Question: What is the good commandline to patch an administrative installation? I have to apply the Sp3 to Access 2000 Runtime and I am not sure about...

Posted Thursday, February 03, 2005 9:57 AM by dthomson | 1 comment(s)

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Pass variable from VB Script to Batch Script
Question: I know how to do this with an integer variable, but I don't know how to do it with a string variable... How can a batch script call a VB script...

Posted Thursday, February 03, 2005 9:54 AM by dthomson | with no comments

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Read XML file
Question: I remember a while back that a few scripts were posted either here or on the SMS mailing list. One nice script was posted by Richard Threlkeld...

Posted Wednesday, February 02, 2005 8:26 PM by dthomson | with no comments

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Removing a path from the sourcelist of a Windows installer package
Question: In vbscript, how can I remove a path from the sourcelist (MSI)? Suggested answer: Before Windows Installer 3.0 you can't really "remove" one...

Posted Wednesday, February 02, 2005 8:13 PM by dthomson | with no comments

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Removing a string from a text file
Question: Is it a quick way or a tool to remove fastly and easily a string from a text file? Suggested answer: Look at change.exe and see if it will work...

Posted Wednesday, February 02, 2005 8:10 PM by dthomson | with no comments

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New post category
I'm starting a new post category which I will use to post scripting questions and answers which have been posted to the myITforum Scripting email list...

Posted Wednesday, February 02, 2005 7:38 PM by dthomson | 1 comment(s)

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Scripting out properties of a Win2k3 Cluster
Question: Hello, All. New to the list, so I apologize if this has been covered. I'd like a VBScript file to pull back details from a Win2k3 Cluster. Things...

Posted Wednesday, February 02, 2005 7:35 PM by dthomson | with no comments

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