Windows Admin Scripting Little Black Book

Intro......Page 2
Limitations of Scripting......Page 7
Using the Command Shell......Page 8
Shell Scripting Example......Page 9
Commands......Page 10
Macros......Page 11
Limitations of KiXtart......Page 12
CSCRIPT and WSCRIPT......Page 13
What in the World Is an API?......Page 14
Windows Script Host Example......Page 16
When to Use Windows Script Host......Page 17
Setting Up a New Hard Drive......Page 19
Imaging......Page 21
Creating Partitions with Microsoft FDISK......Page 25
Working with Free FDISK......Page 27
Scripting Disk Formats......Page 28
Creating Boot Disks......Page 29
Working with the BOOT.INI......Page 30
Scripting Drive Image Pro......Page 32
Scripting Norton Ghost......Page 33
Scripting Methods......Page 36
Windows and Wizards......Page 37
Microsoft Windows Installer......Page 40
Scripting a Silent .NET Framework Installation......Page 41
Scripting a Silent Windows Management Instrumentation Installation......Page 42
Scripting an Internet Explorer Download......Page 43
Scripting a Silent WinZip 8.1 SR-1 Installation......Page 44
Working with the Windows Installer......Page 45
A Word of Caution......Page 51
Manipulating the File System Using Shell Scripting......Page 52
Manipulating the File System Using KiXtart......Page 55
Manipulating the File System Using Windows Script Host......Page 60
Automation......Page 81
Automating Applications from the Command Line......Page 83
Automating Applications through an Application Object......Page 90
Automating Applications through Send-Keys......Page 102
Windows 2000/XP/2003 Registry Files......Page 105
The Registry Hierarchy......Page 106
REGEDIT vs. REGEDT32......Page 107
Registry Editing Safety Tips......Page 109
Backing Up and Restoring the Registry......Page 110
Modifying the Registry with Shell Scripting......Page 111
Modifying the Registry with KiXtart......Page 116
Modifying the Registry with Windows Script Host......Page 120
Common Locations......Page 126
Sharing......Page 127
NTFS Overview......Page 128
Interacting with the User......Page 130
Working with Shortcuts......Page 134
Controlling the Start Menu......Page 137
Managing Services from the Command Line......Page 139
Managing NTFS Encryption......Page 141
Managing Shares from the Command Line......Page 142
Calling System Events......Page 144
Administrative Shares......Page 147
Windows Management Instrumentation......Page 149
Working with the MMC......Page 152
Remote Management from the Command Line......Page 153
Remote Management through WMI......Page 157
Understanding Windows 2000 Networks......Page 173
Managing Computer Accounts from the Command Line......Page 177
Managing User Accounts from the Command Line......Page 179
Managing Groups from the Command Line......Page 182
Managing the Enterprise with ADSI......Page 184
Windows System Tools......Page 201
Gathering Information with Shell Scripting......Page 203
Gathering Information with KiXtart......Page 206
Gathering Information with WMI......Page 211
Security Configuration and Analysis Tool......Page 225
Important Security Practices......Page 227
Setting the Boot Timeout......Page 228
Removing POSIX and OS/2 Subsystems......Page 229
Removing Administrative Shares......Page 230
Locking Down Administrative Tools......Page 231
Running Commands under Different Security Contexts......Page 232
Using the SECEDIT Utility......Page 233
Using the NET ACCOUNTS Command......Page 236
Managing Security through ADSI......Page 237
Previous Security Scripts......Page 241
Inside The Event Log......Page 243
Understanding NetBIOS......Page 245
Using Logs with Shell Scripting......Page 246
Using Logs with KiXtart......Page 250
Using Logs with Windows Script Host......Page 253
Accessing the Event Log Using WMI......Page 255
Sending Alerts Using Shell Scripting......Page 258
Sending Alerts Using KiXtart......Page 259
Sending Alerts Using Windows Script Host......Page 261
Common Logon Script Tasks......Page 268
Windows Replication......Page 271
Creating Logon Scripts with Shell Scripting......Page 272
Creating Logon Scripts with KiXtart......Page 280
Creating Logon Scripts with Windows Script Host......Page 286
Backups under Windows 2000/XP/2003......Page 295
Scheduling Windows NT/2000 Tasks......Page 297
Managing NTBackup......Page 298
Consolidating BackUp Exec Logs......Page 302
Controlling ARCserve 2000 from the Command Line......Page 305
Scheduling Tasks with the AT Command......Page 306
Creating Tasks with WMI......Page 307
Listing Tasks in Internet Explorer Using WMI......Page 309
Deleting Tasks Using WMI......Page 311
The Dreaded Office Assistant......Page 312
Microsoft Agent......Page 313
Scripting the Microsoft Media Player......Page 315
Scripting RealOne......Page 318
Scripting the Office Assistant......Page 321
Scripting Microsoft Agent Using Windows Script Host......Page 322
System Restore......Page 329
MMC 2.0......Page 330
Working with Windows Product Activation......Page 331
Scripting the System Restore......Page 332
Scripting the MMC Using Windows Script Host......Page 335
WMI Improvements......Page 337
Quick Reference......Page 340