Reader to Reader
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18 results found for Reader to Reader, displaying items 1 - 18
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[March 26, 2008]
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Getting the Dell Express Service Code
DellSerial.js can shorten the call time required when you need to work with Dell's technical support team. This script also demonstrates how JScript is sometimes easier to use than VBScript.
Windows IT Pro
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Bill Stewart
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[February 27, 2008]
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The Trick to Installing Fonts with a VBScript or PowerShell Script
If you use a script to simply copy a font into the Fonts folder, you can't see the font in that folder or the Windows font listings. The problem is that the font needs to be registered. Here's how to solve that problem.
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Alex K. Angelopoulos
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[January 30, 2008]
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Simple Startup Script Ensures Compliance to Government's File Requirements
Windows desktops in Department of Defense (DoD) agencies must meet several security requirements for 48 different types of files. Learn how a short .vbs script helped one agency make the necessary changes to the files' registry settings.
Windows IT Pro
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[November 28, 2007]
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Function Finds the nth Occurrence of Substrings
Although VBScript offers the InStr and InStrRev functions to find the position of a substring, they only find the position of the substring's first occurrence. If you need to find the position of a different occurrence, you can use the nInStr function.
Windows IT Pro
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Jim Turner
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[October 24, 2007]
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Script Inventories Remote Computers and Writes the Information to a Database
If you often need inventory information about the remote computers you manage, check out Computer_Inventory.vbs. With this script, all you need to do is create an input file, run the script, then query the database that the script creates.
Windows IT Pro
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[September 19, 2007]
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Stop Msconfig.exe's Post-Boot Confirmation from Popping Up
When you use msconfig.exe to change a computer's configuration, a confirmation dialog box pops up after reboot. This can be a significant irritation in a technical support environment. Here are some ways to stop this dialog box from appearing.
Windows IT Pro
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Alex K. Angelopoulos
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[August 22, 2007]
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Copy Group Memberships from One AD User to Another
CopyMembership.vbs is a real time-saver if you need to copy group memberships. Even if you don't, you'll likely find its dn function a handy piece of code for your scripting toolbox. This function converts usernames into distinguished names (DNs).
Windows IT Pro
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James Lim
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[July 25, 2007]
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Use 2 Tools to Assign Printers in Just 2 Steps
This printer deployment solution assigns available printer connections to a computer based on the computer's OU and not on who logs on to that computer. It also removes old network printer connections and assigns each user a default printer connection.
Windows IT Pro
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[June 27, 2007]
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Automatically Delete Old Folders
Do your users often create folders, then forget about them? If so, check out DelFolder.vbs. This script loops through all the folders in the specified root directory and deletes folders (and their subfolders) based on their last modified date.
Windows IT Pro
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James Lim
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[June 27, 2007]
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Find Out Who Is Logged On to a Remote Machine With Just One Line of Code
Here's an example of how a PowerShell script can accomplish the same objective as VBScript script but with a lot fewer lines of code.
Windows IT Pro
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James Lim
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[April 18, 2007]
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A Quick Way to Find Out Whether CD-ROM Drives Can Read and Write
If you have many PCs to maintain, even checking something as simple as whether their CD-ROM drives are read-only or read/write can be a real chore. Here's a script that you can use to make this task less time-consuming.
Windows IT Pro
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James Lim
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[April 18, 2007]
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Let the IP Ranger Round Up Your IP Addresses
With this HTA, all you need to do is enter a starting and ending IP address, then click a button to get all the IP addresses within that range. The HTA writes the IP addresses to a text file, which you can use as an input file for scripts.
Windows IT Pro
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Jim Turner
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[March 28, 2007]
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An MMC-less Way to Add Computers to Global Groups
Adding computers to global groups in the MMC Active Directory Users and Computer snap-in takes multiple searches and many mouse clicks. If you often have to perform this task, you'll want to check out the AddComputers.vbs script.
Windows IT Pro
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James Lim
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[March 28, 2007]
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Use Modifiers to Expand or Shorten a Script's Name on the Fly
In Windows shell scripts, you can use %0 to obtain the name of the script being executed. By using modifiers, you can easily obtain a variation of that name, such as the fully qualified path name or just the file extension.
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[February 28, 2007]
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VBScript Function Quickly Queries Databases
Here's a VBScript function that quickly queries Microsoft SQL Server databases for data, then returns that data in an array.
Windows IT Pro
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[February 28, 2007]
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Subroutine Makes File Cleanup a Snap
Use the CleanUpOldFiles subroutine in any script with which you want to quickly delete files.
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[January 24, 2007]
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Dsquery
Use Dsquery to query for ADsPaths.
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[January 24, 2007]
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Automatically Delete Old Files
Use Delfile.vbs to delete old files from your network drive.
Windows IT Pro
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James Lim
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