Teach yourself the fundamentals of Windows PowerShell command line interface and scripting language. Written by a leading scripting expert, this tutorial delivers self-paced labs, timesaving tips, and hands-on sample scripts for automating Windows administration-one step at a time.

Discover how to:

• Use built-in cmdlets to execute commands
• Write scripts to handle recurring tasks and configure scheduled jobs
• Use providers to access information external to the shell environment
• Configure network components using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
• Manage users, groups, and computers with Active Directory Services
• Execute scripts for administering and troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
• PLUS-Get a complete list of cmdlet commands and a guide for moving from VBScript to Windows Powershell

CD features:

• All practice exercises
• 100+ sample scripts to adapt for your own work
• Scriptomatic 2.0 scripting tool
• WMI scripting tools and utilities
• Fully searchable eBook

For customers who purchase an ebook version of this title, instructions for downloading the CD files can be found in the ebook.

Ed Wilson is a well-known scripting expert who delivers popular scripting workshops to Microsoft customers and employees worldwide. He's written several books on Windows scripting, including Windows PowerShell 2.0 Best Practices, Microsoft Windows PowerShell Step By Step, and Microsoft VBScript Step by Step. Ed is a senior consultant at Microsoft Corporation and writes Hey, Scripting Guy!, one of the most popular TechNet blogs.