... application installations and an easy way for administrators to script installations.
Scripting a Silent Windows 2000 Resource Kit Installation
The Windows 2000 resource kit provides many tools ... learn how to use shell scripting, KiXtart, and
Windows Script Host to clean up your file system and perform file-related tasks.
Shell Scripting Limitations
Because my scripting ro...
... file types, such as TMP (Temporary), MP3 (Motion Picture Experts Group Layer 3
Audio), AVI (Audio Video Interleave), and other file types, is a very common administrative task. To delete all files ... path and file name of a script file that contains the following:
Set FSO = CreateObject(" ;Scripting. FileSystemObject")
sDIR = "directory"
lDATE = "lowerdate"...
... manage
local and remote resources. It comes included in Windows 98 and Windows 2000, and is available as a download for
Windows 95 and Windows NT (Service Pack 5 or higher). WMI provides a standard, ... systems from the command line and through Windows Management Instrumentation.
Administrative Shares
By default, Windows NT/2000 creates special shares so that administrators c...
... is used to manage Windows NT domain resources and Windows 2000 local resources. This
provider is provided for backward compatibility with Windows NT domains and cannot access Windows 2000 Internet ... and www.yourdomain.com). Through trees and forests, Windows 2000 automatically
establishes two-way trusts between all domains.
Objects
Windows 2000 treats all resources as objects...
... backgrounds and borders, giving them the appearance of hovering on top of the screen.
Scripting the Microsoft Agent Using
Windows Script Host
The first step to accessing the Microsoft Agent character ... If
Next
End Sub
Here, servername is the name of the server to connect to, and logpath is the administrative share and complete
path where the logs are stored (typically c$\Program F...
... Systems Programming Black Book
By Al Williams
Windows 2000 Registry Little Black Book
By Nathan Wallace
Windows 2000 Security Little Black Book
By Ian McLean
security and scripting help, regardless ... executable (PQDI.EXE).
Windows 2000 Reducing TCO Little Black Book
By Robert E. Simanski
Windows 2000 Mac Support Little Black Book
By Gene Steinberg and Piete...
... manually can consume most of an administrator’s day. Scripting provides a way to
automate these tasks with little or no user intervention.
Shell Scripting
Shell scripting is running a series ... Installer is a Zero Administration Windows initiative and is
required to conform to the “Designed for Microsoft Windows logo standards. Some of the advanced features of the
Windows In...
...
Windows Script Host
Microsoft’s Windows Script Host is a language-independent scripting host for 32-bit windows operating systems. It
provides the most powerful functionality of all the scripting ... discussed so far. Windows Scripting Host works
seamlessly with all scriptable objects available to Windows, allowing you to create complex, scripted applications. By
providing...
... perform simple tasks from within DOS batch files or
Windows shortcuts.
Scripting Windows 9x Scandisk
Although certain file types, such as MP3s, do not belong in the public share, you may want ... send keys to active windows. It is not a scripting
language and does not contain scripting statements such as IF or GOTO. ScriptIt does not have the capabilities to
move windows, send...
... SHELL32.DLL,SHExitWindowsEx 2
Refresh RUNDLL32.EXE USER.DLL,repaintscreen
Shut down Windows RUNDLL32.EXE USER.DLL,ExitWindows
Shut down Windows RUNDLL32.EXE SHELL32.DLL,SHExitWindowsEx 1
Shut down Windows ... order for it to run.
Scripting the Windows Shell
Windows has its own automation object called shell.automation. Although you might assume that you can
completely automat...