Microsoft® Windows PowerShell™ Step By Step (Pro - Other)

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.