Windows PowerShell® 2.0 Bible -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1: Introduction to Windows PowerShell -- Managing Windows - The Challenges of the Past -- Management in the Early Days -- Management with Windows NT -- Management with Windows Server 2003 -- Introducing Windows PowerShell -- What Is Windows PowerShell? -- Windows PowerShell as a Task Automation Platform -- Windows PowerShell's Scripting Language -- Windows PowerShell in Production Scripts and Admin GUIs -- Key Windows PowerShell Concepts -- Cmdlets -- Objects -- The Pipeline -- Discovery and the Community -- Get-Help -- Get-Command -- Get-Member -- The Windows PowerShell Community -- Windows PowerShell Language Constructs -- Variables -- Operators -- Expressions -- Providers -- Formatting Output -- Default Formatting -- Formatting Using Format-Table and Format-List -- Formatting with Windows PowerShell Hashtables -- Scripting -- What Is a Script? -- Alternation or Conditional Execution -- Iteration - Operating on a Collection or Array -- Error and Exception Handling -- Extending Windows PowerShell with Snap-ins and Modules -- Windows PowerShell Snap-ins -- Windows PowerShell Modules -- Installing Windows PowerShell -- Windows PowerShell Version Support -- Getting Windows PowerShell for Downlevel OSs -- Script Security and Execution Policy -- Customizing Windows PowerShell with Profiles -- What Is a Profile? -- Where Are Your Profiles? -- Managing Profiles in the Enterprise -- Summary -- Chapter 2: What's New in Windows PowerShell V2 -- The Road to V2 -- The Version 2 Betas -- V2 in Windows 7/R2 -- V2 on Downlevel OSs -- Using Remoting -- What Is Remoting? -- Windows PowerShell Remoting Architecture -- Setting Up Remoting -- Using Remoting -- Serialization -- Working with Jobs -- What Is a Job? -- Using Jobs -- Potential Glitches Associated with Jobs.

Using Advanced Functions -- What's New with Advanced Functions? -- Comment-Based Help -- Cmdlet Binding -- Splatting -- Working with Modules -- What Is a Module? -- Script Modules -- Manifest Modules -- Implicit Modules -- Making Use of Eventing -- What Is Eventing? -- Using Eventing -- Using the Integrated Scripting Environment -- Supporting Transactions -- The Need for Transactions -- Transaction Support for V2 -- Debugging and Error Handling -- Debugging from the Command Line -- Using Try/Catch/ Finally -- New Cmdlets -- Summary -- Part II: Windows Desktop -- Chapter 3: Managing Windows 7 -- Troubleshooting Windows 7 with Windows PowerShell -- Managing Windows Search -- Discovering Which Folders Are Currently Indexed -- Adding Folders to the Index -- Removing Folders from the Index -- Re-Indexing the Search Catalog -- Checking HotFix Status -- Managing Files and Folders -- Setting Security on Files and Folders -- Listing Unique File Extensions -- Counting a Specific Type of Files -- Finding Empty Folders -- Searching with Windows Search -- Opening a File Using Its Default Handler -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Managing Microsoft Office 2010 -- Introducing the Office COM Objects -- The Office Application Objects -- Cleaning Up after Your Office Scripts -- Automating Microsoft Word -- Creating or Opening a Document -- Adding Content -- Searching for Text -- Formatting Text -- Spell Checking -- Printing -- Saving a Document -- Working with Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets -- Creating and Opening a Workbook -- Worksheets -- Working with Cells -- Managing Data -- Generating Charts and Graphs -- Searching Spreadsheets -- Navigating Microsoft Outlook -- A Word about Security -- Traversing Folders -- Working with Outlook Items -- Working with an Outlook MailItem -- Working with an Outlook AppointmentItem -- Working with an Outlook ContactItem.

Working with an Outlook TaskItem -- Additional Office COM Examples -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Managing Security -- NTFS Permissions -- Retrieving Current NTFS Permissions -- Modifying NTFS Permissions -- Share Permissions -- Retrieving Current Share Permissions -- Modifying Share Permissions -- Registry Settings -- Retrieving Current Registry Permissions -- Modifying Registry Permissions -- Managing the Windows Firewall -- Checking Firewall Status -- Opening and Closing Ports -- Enabling Remote Desktop -- Checking the Status of Remote Desktop -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Managing and Installing Software -- Listing Software -- Using WMI -- Using the Windows Registry -- Creating Software Baselines -- Installing Software -- Using Restore Points -- Using WMI -- Removing Software -- Removing Software Using WMI -- Removing Software Using Windows Registry -- Dealing with Spaces -- Summary -- Part III: Server Management -- Chapter 7: Managing Windows Server 2008 R2 -- What's New in Server 2008 R2 -- Default Installation of Windows PowerShell -- Windows PowerShell Included in Server Core -- Managing Server Features and Roles -- Running Best Practice Analyzer Scans -- Running Scans Locally -- Running Scans Remotely -- Enabling Remoting -- Managing Windows Backup -- Installing the Cmdlets -- Configuring New Backup Jobs -- Checking the Status of Backup Jobs -- Deleting Backup Jobs -- Starting and Stopping Backup Jobs -- Scheduling Backup Jobs -- Limitations in the Cmdlets -- Managing Server Migration -- Installing the Cmdlets -- Discover What Can Be Migrated -- Exporting Features -- Importing Features -- Managing AppLocker -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Performing Basic Server Management -- Discovering Server Configuration -- Managing Scheduled Tasks -- Checking Hotfix Status -- Checking Hotfixes on Multiple Computers -- Checking for a Specific Hotfix.

Gathering Data from Event Logs -- Using System Time -- Retrieving the Date and Time -- Setting the Date and Time -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Performing Advanced Server Management -- Managing Command-Line Services -- Listing Running Services on Multiple Servers -- Finding Servers Running a Specific Service -- Listing Stopped Services That Are Set to Start Automatically -- Managing Processes -- Listing All Processes on Multiple Servers -- Stopping Processes on Remote Servers -- Reading the Registry -- Using the Registry Provider Locally -- Using Microsoft.Win32. RegistryHive Remotely -- Setting Registry Values -- Locally Using the Registry Provider -- Remotely Using Microsoft.Win32.RegistryHive -- Validating Network Configuration on Remote Servers -- Retrieving the DNS Settings -- Validating That Servers Use the Same DNS Settings -- Changing the Network Configuration -- Gathering Data from Performance Counters -- Modifying Regional Settings on Multiple Computers -- Managing Local Accounts -- Modifying Local Users and Groups -- Creating and Deleting Local Users and Groups -- Configuring Remote DCOM -- Viewing DCOM Permissions -- Granting a Domain User Remote DCOM Access -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Managing Active Directory -- Installing and Using the Cmdlets -- Prerequisites -- A Word About Remoting -- Installation -- Using the Active Directory Provider -- Querying Active Directory -- Users, Groups, and Computers -- Querying Group Membership -- User and Group Administration -- Creating Users and Groups -- Modifying Properties -- Working with Group Membership -- Common Tasks -- Managed Service Accounts -- Managing Organizational Units -- Moving Active Directory Objects -- Creating Organizational Units -- Removing Active Directory Objects -- Password Policies -- Viewing Password Policies -- Creating a Fine-Grained Policy -- Modifying Password Policies.

Managing the Rest of Active Directory -- Managing Active Directory with the ActiveRoles Management Shell -- Installing the Cmdlets -- Using the Cmdlets -- Summary -- Chapter 11: Managing Group Policy -- Installing and Using the Cmdlets -- Enabling the Module on Windows Server 2008 R2 -- Installing the Module on Windows 7 -- A Word about Remoting -- Getting Policy Information -- Group Policy Objects (GPOs) -- Group Policy Links -- Resultant Set of Policy (RSOP) -- Creating and Configuring GPOs -- Backing Up and Restoring GPOs -- Group Policy Security -- Getting Security Information -- Setting Permissions -- Summary -- Part IV: Server Applications -- Chapter 12: Managing Microsoft Exchange Server -- Installing the Cmdlets on a Workstation -- Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 -- Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 -- What's New in Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 -- Managing Microsoft Exchange Server Permissions -- Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 -- Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 -- Administering Objects -- Administering Recipients -- Managing Databases -- Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 -- Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 -- Finding Mailbox Database White Space -- Discovering Space Used by Disabled Mailboxes -- Managing Quotas -- Managing Microsoft Exchange Server Remotely -- Email Address Policies -- Interoperating with Earlier Versions of Microsoft Exchange -- Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 -- Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 -- Using Filters -- Using Client-Side Filters -- Using Server-Side Filters -- Managing Recipient Scope -- Managing Scope in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 -- Managing Scope in Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 -- Managing Role Based Access Control -- Introducing Microsoft Exchange Web Services -- Summary -- Chapter 13: Managing SQL Server 2008 R2 -- PowerShell Basics for SQL Server -- Managing SQL Server Services -- Working with Snap-ins.

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