Part I. Scripting Concepts and Technologies for System Administration

To write scripts for managing Microsoft® Windows®-based computers, you need a solid understanding of the scripting technologies included in the Microsoft® Windows® 2000 operating system. Part 1 of this book introduces key concepts for each of Microsoft’s primary system administration scripting technologies, including: Microsoft® Visual Basic® Scripting Edition (VBScript); Windows Script Host (WSH); the Script Runtime library; Active Directory Service Interfaces (ADSI); and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI).

In This Part

Introduction to Windows Script Technologies

   3

VBScript Primer

  15

WSH Primer

129

Script Runtime Primer

241

ADSI Scripting Primer

307

WMI Scripting Primer

427

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