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PDC09 SVR12 and SVR13 Session Demos

November 18, 2009 Nov 18, 2009 11/18/09
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Attached are the demos and slides from the PDC sessions SVR12 and SVR 13 today. Here are the steps you need to do before you can run them 1. Unzip the files and run setup\setup.ps1. This will configure user accounts and initialize some files required 2. Change computers.dat in service\roles\. Set it to the computers that you want to connect to...

I Can Do That With 1 Line of PowerShell: Installed Software

November 15, 2009 Nov 15, 2009 11/15/09
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Ying Li has a cool PowerShell Script to list installed Software on a local computer HERE.  When I looked at it and thought to myself, I can do that with 1 line (if I cheat a little).  Here it is: PS> gp HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\* |Select DisplayName, DisplayVersion, Publisher, InstallDate, ...

SRV312 TechEd Slides

November 12, 2009 Nov 12, 2009 11/12/09
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I just gave the talk, "”Server Management Improvements and Solutions for Windows Server 2008 R2”.  It went over rather well.  Attached are the slides.  I will try to get you the demos but that will be difficult and will take some time. Enjoy! Jeffrey Snover [MSFT] Distinguished Engineer Visit the Windows PowerShell Team ...

Windows Server 2008 R2 Rocks!

November 9, 2009 Nov 9, 2009 11/9/09
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One of the things I like to say is that, “Microsoft is incapable of sustained error”.  By that I mean that Microsoft is an intensely self-conscious culture, fearless about confronting shortcomings and  constantly looking for ways to do things better.  We beat ourselves up pretty brutally about the shortcomings of Vista and ...

PowerPack Challenge

November 5, 2009 Nov 5, 2009 11/5/09
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Quest Software’s PowerPack Challenge’09 is on... calling all script warriors to show their skills. See the details here - http://powergui.org/powerpackchallenge.jspa Happy Scritping Osama Sajid, Program Manager...

Why is Get-ChildItem so Slow?

November 4, 2009 Nov 4, 2009 11/4/09
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We get this question fairly frequently when it comes to slow network connections. The performance of directory listings (especially on a laggy network) are limited by the .NET APIs we call to retrieve the directory information. There are two limitations to the current set of APIs: Forced Retrieval of Attributes When we do a directory ...

Workaround for Add-Member on plain .Net objects

November 3, 2009 Nov 3, 2009 11/3/09
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Introduction While I was fixing bugs, I came across an interesting bug (https://connect.microsoft.com/PowerShell/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=382818) that seemed to have a very simple fix upon first glance. However, after doing some more research, I found out that it was actually very tricky to fix the root cause. If you do the ...

Quick, Dirty, Super-Useful Scripting

October 31, 2009 Oct 31, 2009 10/31/09
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Last weekend I installed the super-awesome W7 Ultimate on all the machines at home.  This weekend I decided to install the XP Virtual mode download.  I started to do this and noticed that it was 500MB.  That is large and is going to take a long time FOR EACH PC I have.  One of the reasons I got the Ultimate SKU is that it ...

Sending Automated emails with Send-MailMessage, ConvertTo-HTML, and the PowerShellPack’s TaskScheduler module

October 30, 2009 Oct 30, 2009 10/30/09
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On October 15th I released a large collection of scripts called the PowerShellPack.  The PowerShellPack has tons of PowerShell V2 scripts that can be used to do all sorts of fun and practical things.  Today, we’ll show how to use a module in the PowerShell Pack to schedule sending a daily automated email with information about the ...

Windows Management Framework is here!

October 27, 2009 Oct 27, 2009 10/27/09
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Windows Management Framework, which includes Windows PowerShell 2.0, WinRM 2.0, and BITS 4.0, was officially released to the world this morning. By providing a consistent management interface across the various flavors of Windows, we are making our platform that much more attractive to deploy. IT Professionals can now easily manage their ...