Getting Started with PowerShell

23 11 2009

Reminder, there will be no PowerScripting Live this week due to the US Thanksgiving holiday. Next live show is Dec 1st. This means the next episode won’t be released on the website/iTunes until Dec 7th.

That said, we don’t want to leave you hungry! With that in mind, here’s a couple of resources for the new scripters out there. Even if you aren’t a newbie, you should check out both of these resources as there are plenty of tips within which you may not have come across before.

And here is a massive list of videos available about Powershell from three of Microsoft’s media portal sites:





Introductory and Advanced PowerShell Webcasts

4 12 2008

We just noticed this today on mow’s blog. It’s too late to really get it in a podcast, so here are the details for you today:

TechNet Webcasts about PowerShell

TechNet Webcast: Introduction to Windows PowerShell (Level 200)

Language(s):
English.

Product(s):
Windows Server 2008.

Audience(s):
IT Professional.

Duration:
90 Minutes

Start Date:

Monday, December 08, 2008 11:30 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)

Event Overview

In this webcast, we provide an introduction to Windows PowerShell for IT professionals and show how to automate client administrative activities in the Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista operating systems. We explore the features and capabilities of Windows PowerShell, describe customer scenarios to manage day-to-day server and client administration activities, and discuss command-line syntax usage.
Presenters: John Baker, IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation, and Yung Chou, IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation

TechNet Webcast: Advanced Windows Powershell Scripting (Level 400)

Language(s):
English.

Product(s):
Windows Server 2008.

Audience(s):
IT Professional.

Duration:
90 Minutes

Start Date:

Monday, December 15, 2008 11:30 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)

Event Overview

In this webcast, we look at some of the powerful scripting capabilities of Windows PowerShell. First, we introduce some of the basics of Windows PowerShell.  We examine how the help system works and review the Windows PowerShell command structure. We also discuss how to format output and some basic Windows PowerShell commands. Next, we explore variable declaration and scripting constructs in Windows PowerShell to perform basic programmatic functions, like loops and branching. Then we look at advanced scripting techniques involving functions, filters, script blocks, and error handling. We also look briefly at how to use Windows PowerShell with Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) to gain access to a wide variety of system objects and settings. Finally, we look at how to use the Microsoft .NET Framework to build a simple form using Windows PowerShell.
Presenters: John Baker, IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation, and Yung Chou, IT Pro Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation





Marco Shaw giving presentation about NetCmdlets

22 07 2008

Be sure to add this to your calendars:

From Marco Shaw

“I’ll be (remotely) presenting /n software NetCmdlets at the next UK PowerShell UG meeting. “
http://marcoshaw.blogspot.com/2008/07/uk-powershell-user-group-netcmdlets.html

Date: July 31st, 2008

Time: 2PM EST (New York time)

Connection details:

https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/usergroups/join?id=JQ5754&role=attend&pw=6M%2B7p%26KhN
If the link above isn’t working, follow these steps:
1. Copy this address and paste it into your web browser:
https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/usergroups/join
2. Copy and paste the required information:
Meeting ID: JQ5754

Entry Code: 6M+7p&KhN

Location: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/usergroups

This will be done via the Internet (so the audio will be streaming
over the Internet also). There won’t be telephone dial-in access.

Seriously Marco, you guys need to get web 2.0 with this stuff.  Evite, upcoming.org, Facebook events…something!  🙂





Specops Command Webinar

4 01 2008

Corey from Special Operations Software wrote to let us know about a webinar demo of Specops Command that’s coming up next week. Here’s the details:

I wanted to let you know about a webinar we will be doing every Tuesday 1PM EST on the Specops Command “PowerShell Remoting through Group Policy”. Here are the meeting details if you are interested:

Click here to add the meeting to your calendar.





Manipulating the Registry with PowerShell

19 12 2007

In case you missed it, back in October, Shay wrote a cool set of functions for working with the registry. Here’s the list:

Get-RegBinary
Get-RegDWord
Get-RegDefault
Get-RegExpandString
Get-RegMultipleString
Get-RegQuadWord
Get-RegString
Get-RegValueKind
New-RegSubKey
Remove-RegSubKey
Remove-RegSubKeyTree
Set-RegBinary
Set-RegDWord
Set-RegDefault
Set-RegExpandString
Set-RegMultipleString
Set-RegQuadWord
Set-RegString
Test-RegSubKey
Test-RegValue

Go read his article as it explains the syntax and gives a bunch of samples. Very useful stuff!








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