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Hi all. I want to script out a process to identify all local efs certs on a users machine so I can then use cipher.exe to export them and move them to that users new machine during a refresh process. Its possible that a user will have more than one cert and/or that a machine might even be shared...

Admittedly basic, but how would I block telnet? Should I do that in the PIX or is it best to do that on router or switch? I have inherited this stuff, and no one else around now to do it...so just looking for basic starting points.

Hi all. I am wondering if its possible to use WMI to get a list of all the handles an executable is using? An example of that function can be seen in the object window of sysinternals process explorer. Anyone help?

Hey all...I want to list IE addons on a remote machine. Anyone know how that can be done? I have seen several kbase articles on some reg settings, but that seems to assume you are controlling addons via GPO which my company does not. Please help!

Hey all...I want to try to use a script that allows nontechnical / locked down users to know what wireless network they are connected to. Problem is sometimes a machine cant connect to an intended preffered wireless access point and the machine connects to some neighboring open point and the...

Hey all, I need to sort a hidden worksheet, and unhiding it to allow the sort is not really an option. I have some vba code that works great for a visible worksheet, but of course makes in its pants when ran against a hidden one...can someone help?: ----------------------------...

I know its weird, please dont make me explain or defend it, but I need to update multiple records in a table with a replace and I need to do so a single record at a time. I find the following code works SOMETIMES: -------------------x------------------- DECLARE @CNT INT SET @CNT = 1 WHILE(@CNT <...

Hey all. I am no DB / query guru, so bare with me if this is dumb. I want to run a query that provides a value and then run xp_cmdshell using that value. Something like the following two step manual op I do now: (1) select packageid from v_package where pkgsourcepath like 'c: \packages'...

Anyone know how I can add a sub or function to an existing Excel spreadsheet from vbs? I dont want to have to open all the spreadsheets in order to do it. Thanks.

Hi all. I have figured out how to (in code) set my active printer to the ms office image writer, but I cant figure out how forego the stupid printer dialog box that asks for a file name! Anyone else know how to do this? I want to pass the routine a file name via code and make it transparent to...

Anyone know how to use a script to remotely determine what domain controller someone is logged onto? Using WSH is out since I need to do this for a remote machine.

Hi all. Can someone post a script that can be used to get the size of a specific folder (all contents therein) thats on a remote machine?

Hi all. I have a script thats going to connect to a remote machine and copy files back to the local (executing) machine. Problem is, I need to get the scripts copied back to whatever directory the script is running in (it will be distributed to folks and thay can put it where they want it) and...

Hello. I sometimes need to correct an incorrect PATH environmental variable on a remote machine. It would be nice if I could do this with a script, is it possible and can someone demonstrate if so? The scenario is like this, the path is set to: Path=C:\Program Files\Windows Resource...

Is there a way to determine if file and print sharing is on for a remote machine via scripting?

Anyone know how I do with script what the "repair" button for the SMS components does? Say if I wanted to repair SMS Software Distribution Agent, can that be done via script?

Database locked up and crashed during a pretty light load. I restarted into quiescent mode and then brought it back online a few minutes later and it crashed again almost immediately. Its back up now, though I cant really take any credit for doing anything to fix it, which frankly gives me the...

Hey all <big sigh> I am not a 4GL (or C) programmer so I am feeling panic'ed and up a creek! I upgraded IDS from 9.21 to 9.4 and my OS from AIX 4.3 to 5.2. When I compile a 4GL that I know was working before the upgrade, on the 5.2 machine it still works! When I move those executables to...

I upgraded my IDS from 9.21 to 9.40 a few days ago and now I am seeing some weird performance issues. Big slow downs with not really exceptional loads on the database. I have not changed any of my onconfig settings, I was thinking I would give it a week or so to level out and burn in before...

Hi all. I am running IDS 9.21 on an AIX machine and want to test an upgrade to IDS 9.4. Is there a way I can go back and forth easily between the two versions? I dont have two machines and I cant just bite the bullet and upgrade without some testing...whats the easiset way to do this? Someone...