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I'm pleased to offer short articles, technical tutorials and presentations that you may find of interest such as Active Directory automation, scripting, and WMI.  Some of the topics have been reprinted from my newsletter.  All files are in pdf format require Acrobat Reader 6.0 or later.  You can open them in your browser, or right-click each link and save the file to your computer.

You are welcome to link your site to any of these resources.  I only ask that you send me an email notice with a link to your site.

WSH and VBScript Core: TFM
WSH and VBScript Core: TFMThis is the book I wished I had when starting to learn scripting. I've completely rewritten the Windows Script Host and VBScript documentation. Every function, statement, object, property and method that you will run across.  All clearly explained with real-world and practical examples. No more "Hello, world". Stuff you can use and that makes sense.  It is a reference book, but you could read it from cover to cover and teach yourself quite a bit about scripting from the examples.

Buy at Amazon.com
Buy at ScriptingOutpost.com

View the table of contents, download a sample chapter and more here.

Windows PowerShell v1.0: TFM 2nd Edition
Windows PowerShell v1.0: TFM 2nd Edition

This was practically one of the first PowerShell books on the market and I think it remains one of the best. Now in its second edition it has been revised and expanded. Everything you need to know about using PowerShell today to run your network is here with real world examples. Everything is explained. This book can be read start to finish by a beginner or used as a reference book by more seasoned scripting administrators.

Buy at Amazon.com
Buy at ScriptingOutpost.com

View the table of contents, download a sample chapter and more here.

Advanced VBScript

Take ultimate control of system administration by learning advanced scripting techniques from two experts. Experienced Windows script-writers can move beyond the basics with hands-on instruction, advanced techniques, and best practices for using Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) as an enterprise-level administrative tool. You also get ready-to-use scripts and an eBook on CD.

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You can view a complete sample chapter here.

Introduction to WMIC (18K) DSAdd Introduction (16K)
FOR Essentials (32K) DSAdd Excel Template (18K)
AdminWebScripting Samples and Videos (5.6MB) From Techmentor 2006 Orlando Administrative web page samples and video demonstrations of the final page.  You will need to download and install the VMWare video codec.
XP Desktop Deployment (400K) Learn how to rapidly deploy Windows XP.  Demonstrations on the User State Migration tools, RIS, Ghost, and Sysprep.  This presentation is from April 2003 but still relevant.
Managing the Message (700K)
Customers and co-workers are accustomed to an always-connected environment. The business challenge is how to manage all these messaging forms in a cost-effective manner yet still maintain a and flexible infrastructure. This presentation will outline the issues with current messaging technologies and present strategies for managing them.
Enterprise Systems Management with WMI (2.6MB)
WMI is the Microsoft implementation of Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM), which is an industry initiative to develop a standardized technology for accessing management information in an enterprise environment. We’ll see how you can get down and dirty with your system and get information you always suspected was there but didn’t know how to access. What this means to you is that you can control a variety of hardware, OS and other objects via script.
Microsoft Operations Manager (800K)
Microsoft Operations Manager is Microsoft’s latest addition to their set of management solutions. It provides event and performance management for the Windows 2000 Server family of operating systems and .NET Enterprise Server applications.

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