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Teach yourself the fundamentals of Windows PowerShell command line interface and scripting language. Written by a leading scripting expert, this tutorial delivers self-paced labs, timesaving tips, and hands-on sample scripts for automating Windows administrationone step at a time.Discover how to: Use built-in cmdlets to execute commands Write scripts to handle recurring tasks and configure scheduled jobs Use providers to access information external to the shell environment Configure network components using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Manage users, groups, and computers with Active Directory Services Execute scripts for administering and troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 PLUSGet a complete list of cmdlet commands and a guide for moving from VBScript to Windows PowershellCD features: All practice exercises 100+ sample scripts to adapt for your own work Scriptomatic 2.0 scripting tool WMI scripting tools and utilities Fully searchable eBook

Ed Wilson is a well-known scripting expert who delivers popular scripting workshops to Microsoft customers and employees worldwide. He's written several books on Windows scripting, including Windows PowerShell 2.0 Best Practices, Microsoft Windows PowerShell Step By Step, and Microsoft VBScript Step by Step. Ed is a senior consultant at Microsoft Corporation and writes Hey, Scripting Guy!, one of the most popular TechNet blogs.

Overview of Windows PowerShell	p. 1
Using Windows PowerShell Cmdlets	p. 21
Leveraging PowerShell providers	p. 45
Using PowerShell scripts	p. 73
Using WMI	p. 97
Querying WMI	p. 119
Working with active directory	p. 145
Leveraging the power of ADO	p. 175
Managing exchange 2007	p. 199
Cmdlets installed with Windows PowerShell	p. 217
Cmdlet naming	p. 221
Translating VBScript to Windows PowerShell	p. 223
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Microsoft Windows PowerShell Step By Step

Microsoft Windows PowerShell Step By Step

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