Windows Admin Scripting Little Black Book (Little Black Books (Paraglyph Press))

Chapter 1: The Essentials of Scripting

Figure 1.1: The CMD.exe command prompt window.

Figure 1.2: The Windows Script Host object model.

Chapter 2: Scripting Workstation Setups

Figure 2.1: PowerQuest's Drive Image Pro.

Chapter 3: Scripting Installations and Updates

Figure 3.1: The Add New Hardware Wizard window.

Figure 3.2: Detecting window title and text with /REVEAL.

Chapter 5: Automating Windows and Applications

Figure 5.1: Editing a recorded Office macro.

Figure 5.2: The GetDetailsOf file and folder output.

Figure 5.3: Windows file operating dialog box.

Figure 5.4: Windows context menu.

Chapter 6: Inside the Registry

Figure 6.1: The Windows REGEDIT screen.

Figure 6.2: The Windows REGEDT32 screen.

Chapter 7: Local System Management

Figure 7.1: Editing NTFS general permissions.

Figure 7.2: Editing NTFS special access permissions.

Chapter 8: Remote System Management

Figure 8.1: Mapping a network drive.

Figure 8.2: Disconnecting a mapped drive.

Figure 8.3: The WMI Object Browser.

Chapter 9: Enterprise Management

Figure 9.1: The ADSI process.

Chapter 10: Managing Inventory

Figure 10.1: The Windows 2000 Device Manager.

Chapter 11: Security

Figure 11.1: The Security Configuration and Analysis tool.

Chapter 12: Logging and Alerting

Figure 12.1: The Windows 2000 Event viewer.

Chapter 13: Logon Scripts

Figure 13.1: The time synchronization hierarchy.