Microsoft® Windows® Scripting with WMI: Self-Paced Learning Guide

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About This Book

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 marks a significant step forward in manageability, security,

and stability. Network administrators and consultants, many of whom are the sole survivors

of recent budget cuts, downsizing, and outsourcing, are left struggling to manage burgeoning

task lists that never, ever seem to shrink. In a typical day, 5 to 10 tasks are completed—and 15

to 20 tasks are added. Although most of these tenacious networkers have heard of or have

even been exposed to Microsoft Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), they have lit-

tle time to explore its power or to develop scripts to solve real-world problems. Indeed, one

network administrator recently ...