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Coding Services Available
I had a few projects lined up, but they seem to be taking a while to come to fruition. I would like to make it known that my services are available to...

Posted Sunday, December 27, 2009 5:21 PM by dthomson | with no comments

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Unpacking SMS NAL paths via script
It can sometimes get clumbsy working with SMS NAL paths and having to figure out a routine to parse the data. Fortunately, there already exists a WMI method...

Posted Monday, March 24, 2008 8:26 PM by dthomson | with no comments

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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: 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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Restarting Services via WMI
I recently had a conversation with someone who was feeling WMI was failing them in being able to properly restart services and they decided to rely on...

Posted Saturday, December 23, 2006 11:43 PM by dthomson | with no comments

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Detecting if a reboot is required: Leveraging Update Services
In my quest to find the best method(s) for detecting if a system reboot is required, I came across the RebootNeeded script at www.wsus.nl . This function...

Posted Monday, May 22, 2006 1:09 AM by dthomson | with no comments

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PowerShell Analyzer
I was jumping around the Internet recently and came across Karl Prosser's blog . He has a pretty cool tool that he is developing for PowerShell. It is...

Posted Sunday, May 21, 2006 11:11 PM by dthomson | with no comments

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Any interest: A tool to manage Windows OS networking settings?
I have a fairly large vbscript which can manage networking settings of the local system, or one or more remote systems. I have used the script a good bit...

Posted Saturday, May 20, 2006 6:44 PM by dthomson | 1 comment(s)

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Enhancing code performance when working with databases
I was visiting www.allapi.com last night and came across this little tip on how to speed up code which performs actions against a database. Instead of...

Posted Sunday, May 14, 2006 4:43 PM by dthomson | with no comments

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Pick a scripting language....
If you are seeking to do some automation in not only VBScript, but other languages too, don't forget that the TechNet Scripting Guys also have code samples...

Posted Wednesday, March 22, 2006 11:25 AM by dthomson | with no comments

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New article from the TechNet Scripting Guys: "Why Did You Do That?"
The TechNet Scripting Guys have a new article titled Why Did You Do That? (In case you have a hard time finding it, it's listed as Be a Better Scripter...

Posted Wednesday, March 22, 2006 9:12 AM by dthomson | with no comments

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Having trouble with WMI?
Here are a couple recently added resources which are available to help keep WMI running well on Windows systems. The TechNet Scripting Guys have put together...

Posted Saturday, March 11, 2006 10:03 AM by dthomson | with no comments

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