Occasionally Windows XP manages to stuff up its roaming profile, when this happens, resolving profile related problems can be difficult. Schools running Community Connect 3 will benefit from the “Reset Profile” option in the System Management Console, however, profile problems may quickly return, as they often remain on several workstations. To help cure this problem […]
Category Archives: Scripting
Script to delete files after x days
Have you ever needed to automate the cleaning of a folder that say is used as part of a backup or just as a dumping ground. Using this script will help you to speed up the cleaning process by deleting files from any folder or UNC path that are older than the specified (x) days.
Getting a list of users that belong to a Windows Security Group
Some times it is not always easy to see the name that you are looking for in a GUI list of users that Active Directory Users and Computers displays. Using VB Scripting you can obtain a list of users from a Security group and output this to screen or to text file.
Creating a Shortcut icon using Visual Basic Scripting Language
Visual Basic Scripting language is a very powerful tool for automating many of the day to day jobs that System Administrators are faced with. Once such task is to create Shortcut icons to applications or to network folders.
Adding a Domain Account to a local security group
Windows Scripting Host is a very powerful tool that allows you to use simple Visual Basic code syntax to change or customise settings of a computer. This script will allow you to use Window Active Directory Group Policy to add a domain user account or group to a local security group of a Windows 2000/XP […]
