SAPIEN Solutions

Browsing through some forum or newsgroup recently I noticed that the task of getting or setting file or folder ownership is not trivial from a…   More »

A new version of ActiveXPosh was uploaded to our server. You can download it from http://www.primalscript.com/Free_Tools/index.asp Aside from some minor fixes, it includes a new…   More »

I wanted to make sure everybody knew about another site in the ScriptingAnswers.com family. We have another area we refer to as our Essentials site.…   More »

If you've sat in on any of my WMI related classes or conference sessions, I know you've heard me talk about using WBEMTest to test WMI connectivity and your WMI queries. WBEMTest has been around as part of Microsoft operating systems for a long time but many administrators have never heard of it. If you are troubleshooting a WMI related script this is the first place you should go, especially when troubleshooting remote server connections and alternate credentials. If you can't authenticate to the server using WBEMTest, your script is likely to fail as well. Usually if there is a connection error, the error message should lead you in the right direction. You should also use WBEMTest to test and refine your query. Once you know it works, then copy and paste it into your script (VBScript or PowerShell or anything else for that matter). If you script still has a problem, it is likely not your WMI query because you've already verified it works. I put together a short video demo on how to use WBEMTest. To start it, click Start - Run and type WBEMTEST. The video shows you the rest.   More »

I've posted a few zip files with my slides and demos from Techmentor NYC. You'll find the files in the Essentials section of ScriptingAnswers.com. Click…   More »

Microsoft Windows Vista and Server 2008 have become a lot more protective of certain areas of the registry and the file system. Take an innocent…   More »

I've been getting things ready for my next Techmentor appearance. This one is practically in my back yard. I'll be in NYC on Monday and Tuesday next week.   More »

As our development team gets ready to focus entirely on PrimalScript 2009 and some other, still very secret, new products, it is time to look…   More »