Rod Trent MVP, myITforum'er : Windows PowerShell

PowerShell: AD Workstation Cleanup Script version 2.0 « Trevor Sullivan's Tech Room

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:14:32 GMT

A little while ago, I posted a PowerShell script that detects old machine accounts in Active Directory, and disables or deletes them, based on certain ages (in days). I’ve continued work on this script, such that it now logs information to Excel...(read more)

Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Hey, Scripting Guy! What Are the New Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell 2.0?

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:56:36 GMT

The number of cmdlets in Windows PowerShell 2.0 has nearly doubled over the number that shipped with the original product. These are core cmdlets and do not take into account the number of cmdlets that are included with Windows 7.0. Many of these...(read more)

Allowing PowerShell to Query Remotely through a GPO

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:11:33 GMT

If you want to query remote computers' WMI properties on your network using PowerShell, this quick GPO setting can open the proper ports on the remote workstations. Creating a new GPO at the domain level: Under the Local Computer Policy heading, double...(read more)

PowerShell Script to Retrieve the Laptop's Battery Status

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:09:20 GMT

Use this PowerShell script to learn about a laptop's battery status. Copy and paste from between the lines. ============================= $computer = "LocalHost" $namespace = "root\WMI" Get-WmiObject -class BatteryStatus -computername...(read more)

Project84 - Moving SCCM Packages and Drivers Source Location

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Fri, 08 May 2009 18:05:18 GMT

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PowerShell 2.0 – the Screencast

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:36:51 GMT

Learn how Windows PowerShell 2.0 can help increase the productivity of IT professionals by providing a powerful, complete scripting language to automate repetitive tasks and conduct remote troubleshooting. http://www.myITforum.com/absolutevc/?v=1317 Read...(read more)

PowerShell CTP3 Release News | TechProsaic

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:15:27 GMT

In case you missed PowerScripting Live last night, Jeffrey Snover announced that PowerShell CTP3 was going to have been released today (Dec 19th). Ewwww, yes, past tense on that one. Turns out there is a possible showstopper bug that...(read more)

Powershell Virtual User Group Meeting – today at 12:00pm EST

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:50:41 GMT

http://systemcenterusergroup.org/blogs/administrator/archive/2008/11/13/powershell-virtual-user-group-meeting-thursday-12pm-est.aspx Read More......(read more)

Create a RSS feed using PowerShell…

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:05:00 GMT

Nice script! http://halr9000.com/article/636 Read More......(read more)

PowerShell v2 release schedule

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:22:12 GMT

December 2008 - CTP 3 (Community Technology Preview) or Beta 1 if it meets the internal criteria and all names/features are finalized. RTM - end of 2009/early 2010 as part of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. RTM for XP, 2003, Vista, and 2008 - as...(read more)

Instructor led Windows PowerShell course given by Microsoft

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:56:31 GMT

Automating Windows Server 2008 Administration with Windows PowerShell Course 6434: Three days; Instructor-Led http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/syllabi/6434afinal.mspx Read More......(read more)

Over 120 Windows PowerShell script in the myITforum.com Windows PowerShell repository!

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:05:03 GMT

There are lots of great community-generated scripts available to use straight off the page. And, you can use the concepts displayed in the scripts to learn PowerShell. The Windows PowerShell Community Script Repository: http://www.myitforum...(read more)

PowerGUI Hyper-V add-on pack available

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:45:20 GMT

What it provides: Bulk management of multiple VMs, Virtual Networks, Virtual Hard Drives, Snapshots, etc. within one Hyper-V servers and across multiple Hyper-V servers. Support for remote management of Hyper-V servers using alternate credentials. Integrated...(read more)

PowerShell management Library for Hyper-V

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:50:13 GMT

http://www.codeplex.com/PSHyperv Read More......(read more)

PowerShell CreatePortMonitor script for OpsMgr 2007

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:40:07 GMT

On PoshCode: http://poshcode.org/616 Read More......(read more)

PowerShellPlus Professional Edition released

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:26:39 GMT

http://www.myitforum.com/absolutenm/templates/IndustryNews.aspx?articleid=5718&zoneid=71 Read More......(read more)

SQL Server PowerShell Extensions

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:46:00 GMT

The primary goal of SQL Server PowerShell Extensions (SQLPSX) is to provide intuitive functions around the SMO objects which are backward compatible with SQL 2000. A secondary goal is to provide an application which reports flatten/effective security...(read more)

PowerShell Extensions coming for OpsMgr 2007

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:23:43 GMT

Jeremy is putting together the S ystem C enter O psMgr P owershell E xtentions as a Codeplex project. The project hasn’t been officially posted yet, but you can find the project page here: Codeplex And, you can review Jeremy’s information about...(read more)

Full SharePoint backup with Powershell script

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:44:44 GMT

This script backs up everything you need for a full restore of your Windows Sharepoint Services (WSS) or Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server (MOSS). http://www.codeplex.com/spbackup Read More......(read more)

Now Available! PowerShellPlus Professional Edition

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:40:20 GMT

http://www.myitforum.com/absolutenm/templates/IndustryNews.aspx?articleid=5534&zoneid=71 Read More......(read more)