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How can I tell if a string in PowerShell contains a number?
I came across a scenario where I wanted to handle data that contained a number in the string one way...
Author: BenParker1 Date: 07/28/2011
How do I run Powershell.exe/command prompt as the LocalSystem Account on Windows 7?
Every once in a while I will need to troubleshoot something with the LocalSystem Account. Using the...
Author: BenParker1 Date: 10/27/2010
How can I get a my servers Network Adapter(s) driver filename and version info using Powershell?
I’d like to be able to pull the same info I can see in Driver File Details from Powershell. I’ve...
Author: BenParker1 Date: 11/13/2009
The security Permissions aren’t the same when I use Robocopy /copyall or robocopy /Sec.
I see this when using Robocopy.exe version XP027 and trying to copy inherited permissions. In the...
Author: BenParker1 Date: 07/01/2009
I’m an administrator on my VistaServer2008 computer but I can’t view any disk space information.
I’ve found another case where having UAC enabled will have some interesting results on what an...
Author: BenParker1 Date: 06/26/2009
I renamed my WS2008 Domain Controllers and now replication is not working.
Symptoms; When I saw this replication was totally failing to some tail sites. Upon further...
Author: BenParker1 Date: 05/29/2009
Why does my cluster resource keep timing out when I try to bring it online?
I saw this on a W2k3SP2 cluster that couldn’t bring a 2TB drive online after it was failed over. The...
Author: BenParker1 Date: 05/04/2009
Why doesn’t Microsoft Network Load Balancing spread traffic evenly across its cluster members?
The short answer: It isn’t designed to, Network Load Balancing is a cool name but it doesn’t...
Author: BenParker1 Date: 10/10/2008
Vista or Server2008 stuck at a black screen and the desktop never renders.
I’ve seen this a few times now and there isn’t any good documentation that I’ve found that helps...
Author: BenParker1 Date: 07/03/2008