Category: Scripting

Get serial number on a MS Windows server

June 16th, 2010
I was looking for a remote server Serial Number and found out that, when running Windows, WMI has a command line tool which can save you a lot of time! C:\>wmic /user:administrator /node:remote-host bios get serialnumber more »

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Deploying msi packages to computers using a GPO

September 18th, 2008
What's going on?!?!? It looks like I'm doing a lot of MS stuff these last few days ;) Well... yes I do! Here is something I've been fighting for a couple of hours, so if it can save someone's time... In order to have a backup for remote users' lap… more »

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Create folder for each AD user

August 29th, 2008
[UPDATED] Ooops, i've modified the link to the script as it was not working... What I've been facing lately is to create folders on a Microsoft file server for every users listed in a specific OU in Active Directory. To create these "home directori… more »

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Macro for Paste As Quotation ability in Outlook 2003

July 4th, 2007
You were using Thunderbird and you've had to migrate to Outlook 2003... but there is a Thunderbird feature that you were using and that you can't anymore: "Paste As Quotation". Here is a solution to create the Paste As Quotation ability in Outlook. T… more »

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Workaround for screensaver policy

June 10th, 2007
A screensaver policy may be applied that forces a N minutes timeout screen lock, with a password. There is a way to disable the screensaver, buffering a key each N-1 minutes with a VBscript. Here is an example of VBscript that simulate the press of t… more »

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