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Go beyond simple queries and get the inside track on how to write system administration scripts with Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)—straight from a Microsoft scripting expert. With labs and lessons you complete at your own pace, this definitive tutorial helps you build your scripting expertise and provides the professional guidance you need to automate Windows administrative tasks.Teach yourself how to write and run scripts to:Configure WMI—without editing the registry Audit and inventory software on local or remote desktops and servers Manage system components, including keyboards, motherboards, disk drives, and printersMonitor and report on real-time changes in system performance and respond to critical eventsConfigure network components Test security access rights and make changes to one or multiple systems And learn how to:Test, diagnose, and resolve errors with WMI Back-up and restore the registry PLUS—Get more than 900 script samples that you can use to help simply the management of your system resourcesCD-ROM features:More than 900 sample scripts to adapt for your own work Time-saving scripting tools—including Script-o-Matic 2.0 and WMIcheck Fully searchable eBook For customers who purchase an ebook version of this title, instructions for downloading the CD files can be found in the ebook.
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Go beyond simple queries and get the inside track on how to write system administration scripts with Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)—straight from a Microsoft scripting expert. With labs and lessons you complete at your own pace, this definitive tutorial helps you build your scripting expertise and provides the professional guidance you need to automate Windows administrative tasks.Teach yourself how to write and run scripts to:Configure WMI—without editing the registryAudit and inventory software on local or remote desktops and serversManage system components, including keyboards, motherboards, disk drives, and printersMonitor and report on real-time changes in system performance and respond to critical eventsConfigure network componentsTest security access rights and make changes to one or multiple systemsAnd learn how to:Test, diagnose, and resolve errors with WMIBack-up and restore the registryPLUS—Get more than 900 script samples that you can use to help simply the management of your system resourcesCD-ROM features:More than 900 sample scripts to adapt for your own workTime-saving scripting tools—including Script-o-Matic 2.0 and WMIcheckFully searchable eBookA Note Regarding the CD or DVDThe print version of this book ships with a CD or DVD. For those customers purchasing one of the digital formats in which this book is available, we are pleased to offer the CD/DVD content as a free download via O'Reilly Media's Digital Distribution services. To download this content, please visit O'Reilly's web site, search for the title of this book to find its catalog page, and click on the link below the cover image (Examples, Companion Content, or Practice Files). Note that while we provide as much of the media content as we are able via free download, we are sometimes limited by licensing restrictions. Please direct any questions or concerns to booktech@oreilly.com.
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