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September 2004 - Scripting Blog [archived]

How Can I Compare the Memberships of Two Groups?

September 30, 2004 Sep 30, 2004 09/30/04
Doctor Scripto
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I’m looking for a script that can get the memberships of two different groups, compare them, and then write out the differences. Can you help?-- LS(image) (image) (image) Hey, LS. When we received your question a week or so ago we thought, “That’s a good question. Let’s put it on the list and answer it...

How Can I Tell Which Service Packs Have Been Installed on a Computer?

September 29, 2004 Sep 29, 2004 09/29/04
Doctor Scripto
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I tell which service packs have been installed on my computers?-- FR(image) (image) (image) Hey, FR. That’s a very good question; as you know better than we do, in this day and age it’s really important to make sure all your computers have the latest service pack, the latest hot fixes, and the ...

How Can I Get a List of the Devices That Aren’t Working?

September 28, 2004 Sep 28, 2004 09/28/04
Doctor Scripto
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! In Device Manager, any time a device isn’t working that device is marked with a yellow exclamation mark. How can I use a script to get a list of the devices that aren’t working? -- OL (image) (image) (image) Hey, OL. Sometimes in baseball a batter absolutely hammers one, but the ball takes a lucky ...

How Can I Terminate a Process with a Specific PID?

September 27, 2004 Sep 27, 2004 09/27/04
Doctor Scripto
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! If I have the PID, is there a way to kill a process using a script?-- JV(image) (image) (image) Hey, JV. You bet there is. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the acronym, PID is short for Process Identifier, a unique ID number assigned to a process when it gets created. (Well, temporarily unique: as ...

How Can I Get a List of Exchange Servers Assigned to My Users?

September 24, 2004 Sep 24, 2004 09/24/04
ScriptingGuy1
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How do I get a list of the Exchange servers (msExchHomeServerName) assigned to the users in an OU?-- BG(image) (image) (image) Hey, BG. As you probably already figured out, you have two issues: you need to get a list of all the users in an OU, and then you need to figure out which Exchange server they’ve been ...