Category Archives: powershell

Use Regular Expressions to Audit the Printer Name and IP Address from Event Logs

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Boe Prox

I came across this question in the PowerShell forums earlier today that asked how to pull the printer name and associated IP address from the Print Server logs in the System log (Event Id 10).  The first thing I thought … Continue reading →

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Guest Blogger on Hey, Scripting Guy! Talking SCOM and PowerShell Agent Reporting

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Boe Prox

Today I have another guest appearance on Hey, Scripting Guy!, this time talking about using PowerShell and the existing SCOM SnapIn to audit for SCOM Agents and provide reporting on agent installation successes and failures. Hope you enjoy it! http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2012/02/13/use-powershell-to-automate-scom-agent-installations.aspx

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Turn Your PowerShell Console Title Bar Into A RSS/Weather Ticker

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Boe Prox

Something fun that I have been working on was a way to utilize the PowerShell console title bar for something other than just displaying a static message and then it hit me that the title bar would make an excellent … Continue reading →

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A Week of Hey, Scripting Guy! with WSUS and PowerShell

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Boe Prox

I’ve taken over the Hey, Scripting Guy! blog for the week to talk about using PowerShell to manage a WSUS server starting today! Thanks, Ed for giving me the entire week to talk about this topic. I will update this … Continue reading →

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Starting,Stopping and Restarting Remote Services with PowerShell

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Boe Prox

A common task that a System Administrator might face in their day is restarting a service on a remote system. While this can be accomplish using the Services.MSC or another various GUI, you have to load the GUI, then connect … Continue reading →

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