Index_W-Z

W-Z

Wallpaper, changing in KiXtart, 149

Window titles, setting with shell scripting, 316

Windows

navigating through, 35-37

NT File System overview, 143-144

sharing resources, 142-143

Windows 2000

backing up, 342-344

logon processes of, 314-315

Microsoft Media Player, scripting, 368-371

replication, purpose of, 314-315

time synchronization, 311-312

window titles, setting with shell scripting, 316

Windows 2003

backing up, 342-344

Boot Timeout, setting, 263

Microsoft Management Console 2.0, using, 387

Microsoft Media Player, scripting, 368-371

time synchronization, 311-312

window titles, setting with shell scripting, 316

Windows Management Improvements, working with, 394-397

Windows 2000 Resource Kit, scripting silent installation, 45-46

Windows 2000 Service Pack, scripting silent installation, 41

Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)

batteries, collecting information on, 241-243

BIOS, collecting information on, 243-244

Boot Timeout, setting with, 264

CD-ROMs, collecting information on, 244

chassis, collecting information on, 244-246

CPUs, working with, 190-193

creating tasks with, 357-359

dates, converting, 395

defining, 169-170

deleting tasks with, 361

drives , collecting information on, 246-247

event logs, accessing with, 294-297

Hotfixes, listing, 255

impersonation level, 171

improvements to, 394-397

information, collecting, 241-245

Internet Explorer, listing tasks with, 359-361

memory, collecting information on, 247

mice, collecting information on, 249

modems, collecting information on, 248

monitors , collecting information on, 248-249

namespaces, list of, 171-172

network adapters, collecting information on, 249-250

object browser, 173

operating systems, collecting information on, 250-251

pinging network devices in, 395-397

printers, collecting information on, 251

processes, working with, 182-185

processes of, 170-171

processors, collecting information on, 251-252

Query Language, 172

See also Windows Management Instrumentation Query Language.

See also Windows Management Instrumentation Query Language.

remote management through, 179-197

scripting, 171-172

services, working with, 185-190

shares, working with, 179-182

silent installation, scripting, 41-42

software developer's kits and, 172-173

software installed, listing, 254-255

sound cards, collecting information on, 252

tape drives, collecting information on, 253

understanding, 169-173

USBs, collecting information on, 253-254

video cards, collecting information on, 254

Windows NT

At command, scheduling tasks with, 344-345

NTBackup features, 343

providers, understanding, 205

scheduling tasks, 344-345

Windows Product Activation (WPA)

determining status using Windows Script Host, 388

disabling notices using Windows Script Host, 389

understanding, 386

working with, 388-389

Windows Script Host (WSH)

alerts, sending, 300-307

API and, 8-10

attributes, setting, 86-87

audio files, playing, 372-373

versus AutoIt, 36-37

CDs, ejecting, 370-371

context menu, modifying, 136-138

defining, 7

dialog boxes, using with, 147

directory listing, generating, 66

event logs, writing to, 292-293

example, 11-12

file attributes, displaying, 83-85

file attributes, setting, 85-86

file extensions, renaming, 81-82

file system, manipulating, 64-87

files, connecting to, 64-65

files, copying, 77-78

files, deleting, 67-72

files, deleting depending on date, 69-70

files, deleting depending on extension, 71-72

files, deleting depending on name , 70-71

files, deleting depending on size , 68-69

files, deleting within folders, 67-68

files, moving, 78-80

files, moving with extensions, 79-80

files, renaming, 80-81

files, renaming with short file names , 82

FileSystemObject object, accessing, 64

folders, connecting to, 65

folders, copying, 78

folders, deleting, 72-77

folders, deleting depending on date, 75-76

folders, deleting depending on name, 77

folders, deleting depending on size, 73-75

folders, moving, 80

languages of, 8

limitations of, 12

logon scripts, creating, 331-339

logs, using, 291-294

media files, playing from the command line, 369

Microsoft Agent, scripting with, 366 “ 367, 376-383

NTBackup, running with, 348-349

NTFS properties, modifying, 135-136

object model, 9

parameters of, 8

program files, updating versions of, 82-83

purpose of, 7

random file names, generating, 65

registry, modifying, 134-138

shortcuts, creating, 151-152

SpecialFolders, accessing, 141-142

subfolders , accessing through, 64

subfolders, deleting, 73

subroutines of, 10-11

text files, applying, 87

text logs, writing to, 292

understanding, 7-12

user input, accepting, 148-149

when to use, 12

Windows Security menu options, disabling, 134-135

Windows shell, scripting, 105-112

Windows XP

backing up, 342-344

Microsoft Management Console 2.0, using, 387

Microsoft Media Player, scripting, 368-371

time synchronization, 311-312

window titles, setting with shell scripting, 316

Windows Management Improvements, working with, 394-397

WinZip 8.1 SR-1, scripting silent installation, 43-45

Wizards

navigating through, 35-37

scripting, 99-100

WMI. See Windows Management Instrumentation; Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI).

WMI Query language (WQL), Windows Management Instrumentation and, 172.

WPA. See Windows Product Activation (WPA).

WSCRIPT command-line host utility, defining, 8

WScript object

registry methods , list of, 134

understanding, 9-10

WSH. See Windows Script Host (WSH).

WshNetwork object, understanding, 10

WshShell object, understanding, 10