Finding Your Best Starting Point

This book will help you add essential skills for using Windows PowerShell to automate your Windows environment. You can use this book if you are new to scripting, new to programming, or switching from another scripting language. The following table will assist you in picking the best starting point in the book.

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If You Are	Follow These Steps
New to programming	Install the practice files as described in the section “Installing the Scripts on Your Computer” later in this introduction.
	Learn the basic skills for using Windows PowerShell by working through Chapters 1 to 4 in order.
New to Windows PowerShell	Install the practice files as described in the section “Installing the Scripts on Your Computer” later in this introduction.
	Skim through Chapter 1, making sure you pay attention to the section on creating objects.
	Skim Chapters 2 and 3.
	Complete Chapters 4 to 6 in order.
Experienced with Windows Power-Shell but interested in using WMI	Install the practice files as described in the section “Installing the Scripts on Your Computer” later in this introduction.
	Read Chapter 4, paying attention to the Get-WMIObject cmdlet.
	Work through Chapters 5 and 6.