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VBScript is a general-purpose scripting language developed by Microsoft that is modeled on Visual Basic. It is commonly used for Windows system administration. Some applications may use it as an internal scripting language allowing application automation.

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.VBS scripts have stopped running... No idea why!

We have two .vbs scripts that are run by our Task Scheduler that have suddenly stopped working for no reason we can fathom. We haven't significantly altered our system configuration in the last 24 hours, and the scripts have run without a hitch for…
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How can I get Airflow on Linux run a VBS script that is automatically downloading SAP data?

I have an Airflow installed on CentOS and I am able to run scripts/commando's on my Windows 10 machine. However, I have a VBS script that starts Excel and SAP Logon and then automatically logins, fills in some fields and download a file. When I run…
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Change/Force CMD properties like Window size & Screen Buffer size via GPO, or other ways

Is it possible to control CMD properties like Window size & Screen Buffer size via GPO? (or a VBS script that can be pushed using GPO :) I have Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008. Many thanks for your advice. Toast
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Any PowerShell Script to Backup and restore Ms-sql database using dB username and password?

I am looking for a PowerShell script which can take backup and restore MS-SQL databases using SQL authentication.
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Granting permission to domain user for folder not working

I'm converting my code to use icacls and currently following this tutorial: https://ss64.com/nt/icacls.html. On this part, Grant the user jdoe rights to create, edit and delete files in the folder C:\demo\example\, but prevent deletion of the…
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Script to enable bitlocker in All Drive

I am trying to enable bitlocker in all domain joined user machines in my office. I have used a Widows task scheduler script to enable bitlocker in all machines. But the below code is enabling bitlocker in C drive alone. I need to enable this in all…
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Automatic profile configuration in Outlook 2016 / Outlook 365

I'm in the process of reconfiguring Outlook 2016 clients with an Exchange 365 backend. The majority of my users need access to one or more shared mailboxes to receive and to send e-mail. Using the default option to give these users full mailbox…
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VBS Script passing argument?

Hello everyone I have this script in VBS: On Error Resume Next If WScript.Arguments.Count < 2 Then WScript.Echo "This script requires arguments." WScript.Quit End If Dim sURL, sAuth, sRequestType sUrl =…
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script to change drive mapping

I plan on retiring an old file server. I noticed some of my users have mapped about 10-15 "Mapped Network Drive" to this server. Is there a script I can use to change the server name in the mappings?...in order to avoid them deleting and re-creating…
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cmd files to hta

I have a lot of cmd files i use daily for example to add users to local groups, installing printers, run as admin tasks etc. I like to take the scripts i use most frequently and add them to a tabbed hta file, but i have trouble finding a good guide…
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Export Windows Registry for Services

I have a process that I want to automate, I have tried doing some digging but I can't find a way to do it, as I am not a heavy scripter. Here it goes: I want to have a script of some sort, that will search the registry and export registry keys for…
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Shutdown domain PC's in bulk ASYNCHRONOUSLY

I am using psshutdown to turn off list of computers, but it seems ages to shutdown a list of 50+ PC's. It's shutting down them one by one, not all of them at the same time. Is there any program or script to shutdown all PC's asynchronously, not one…
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vbs to detect usb drive and run some commands

I have two scripts. Both are within the same folder on the hard disk. The "vbs" call "bat" to detect usb to run some commands. I want to incorporate the function of selecting the usb to vbs. Thanks usb.vbs Option Explicit On Error Resume…
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Retrieve VM information from VCloud

In a development shop, we have a large number of VMs with complete installations of our applications, with client, server and database VMs in a single vApp. The people who create the VMs do not keep a registry of information about the vApps, and so…
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Check for the presence of a printer connection (unreliable printer mappings)

I have a lab area with about 75 XP boxes in it. At logon, we map two served printers with the AddWindowsPrinterConnection method in a VBS. 5-10% of the time, the users find that the printers have not mapped successfully and their print jobs fail. …
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