wmi scripting - where to find this newsgroup
james
scripting at microsoft NEWSGROUP site for discussion ?
Thanks
Mark V
$a401...@phx.gbl:
> can anyone point to me where can i find WMI or WSH
> scripting at microsoft NEWSGROUP site for discussion ?
There is a microsoft.public.scripting.wsh group.
Never been there.
Tom Lavedas
Depending on your language experience (VBS of JS), you may
want to check these out:
microsoft.public.scripting.vbscript
or
microsoft.public.scripting.jscript
WSH & WMI topics are often covered in these groups as well.
Tom Lavedas
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Torgeir Bakken (MVP)
> can anyone point to me where can i find WMI or WSH
> scripting at microsoft NEWSGROUP site for discussion ?
Hi
WMI: microsoft.public.win32.programmer.wmi
WSH: microsoft.public.scripting.wsh
When using the not so good Web interface that you are using:
If you want to use Outlook Express as a newsreader (it is superior to the Web
interface):
Setting up Outlook Express Newsreader
http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm
A simple setup of Outlook Express as a newsreader
http://users.westelcom.com/rogersr/setupoe.htm
And instructions from Bert Kinney MVP DTS:
How to configure Outlook Express for reading Microsoft news messages:
These steps may differ slightly with different versions of Outlook Express.
1. In Outlook Express, click Accounts on the Tools menu.
2. In the Internet Accounts dialog box, click Add, and then click News.
3. In the Display Name box, type a friendly name for the newsgroup, and then
click Next.
4. In the E-mail Address box, type the e-mail address for the account you are
using (for example, jan...@account.com see Tip 5), and then click Next.
5. In the News (NNTP) Server box, type msnews.microsoft.com - No Password or
logon required.
6. Click Close.
7. When asked if you want to download newsgroups, select yes.
To subscribe to Internet newsgroups in Outlook Express:
1. On the Tools menu, click Newsgroups.
2. In the list of newsgroups, click a newsgroup and then click Subscribe.
To search for a specific newsgroup, type a word or part of a newsgroup name (in
this case type Win98 ) in the Display Newsgroups Which Contain box.
3. After downloading the 300 newest headers (300 is the default setting) go to
Tools - Options - Read, and set "Get 300 headers at a time" to 1000, the
maximum. See Tip 3.
Tip 1. To see replies to the original post click on the Plus Sign (+) to the
left of the post.
Tip 2. Newsgroups you have already subscribed to are denoted by a newspaper
icon to the left of the newsgroup name.
Tip 3. This will allow the headers missed from the last visit to be downloaded
up to 1000. This setting will vary depending on how busy that particular
newsgroup is, and the amount of time from the last visit. Some newsgroups see
one or two posts per day while others such as WindowsXP.general see upward of
1000 per day.
Tip 4. Since you don't see the full name of the newsgroups when you download,
hover your cursor over the line between Newsgroups and Description on the title
line. Once it changes to a double arrow, left click and hold and drag the line
to the right until you can see more of the newsgroups.
Tip 5. A functional email address is not necessary. To reduce Spam a fake email
address can be used (example: n...@no.com) or a mangled so a reader can figure it
out and reply (example: johndoe@-NoSpam-aol.com. Note: the mangle should be
place on the domain side (right of the @) of the email address.
--
torgeir
Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page
Scripting Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter