May 6, 2012 8:00 AM
Posted by: Richard Siddaway
PowerShell,
WMIIn one of the events you had to find the default printer. This can be done using WMI.
The full list of printers can seen using:
Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Printer
If you want to examine the printer objecy – to determine what information is available -...
May 5, 2012 12:50 PM
Posted by: Richard Siddaway
PowerShell,
WMI
A few times in the games you were asked for date time based information. Now WMI has a lot of classes that return WMI information. It is in an awkward format though
PS> Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_OperatingSystem | fl *time*
CurrentTimeZone : 60
April 15, 2012 10:17 AM
Posted by: Richard Siddaway
Books,
PowerShell 3,
PowerShell v2,
WMIMy latest book – PowerShell and WMI – has gone to the printers. Expect it soon at a book shop near you.
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for more details
April 2, 2012 12:33 PM
Posted by: Richard Siddaway
DNS,
PowerShell,
WMIA forum question asked how to find the primary name from an alias or CNAME record.
Get-WmiObject -Namespace 'root\MicrosoftDNS' -Class
March 30, 2012 8:49 AM
Posted by: Richard Siddaway
Active Directory,
Books,
Hyper-V,
Network,
Operating System,
PowerShell,
Processor,
Registry,
WMIManning have PowerShell in Practice on a half price offer today. Go to www.manning.com and use code dotd0330cc when ordering
March 29, 2012 2:57 PM
Posted by: Richard Siddaway
PowerShell,
PowerShell 3,
User Group,
WMI
The recording, slides and demo script from the session on CIM cmdlets – Tuesday 27 March is available
March 25, 2012 5:09 AM
Posted by: Richard Siddaway
PowerShell 3,
User Group,
WMIQuick reminder that the UK user group meeting is on Tuesday 27 March @ 7.30 BST. Details from
March 19, 2012 4:33 PM
Posted by: Richard Siddaway
PowerShell 3,
Registry,
WMIIn this post
March 18, 2012 2:30 PM
Posted by: Richard Siddaway
Active Directory,
DNS,
PowerShell,
WMIOne option for finding global catalog servers is often overlooked – DNS. In an AD environment DNS stores the SRV records that advertise the services domain controllers can deliver
$dnsserver =
