Author Archives: Dalle

Get-SNames

This is the updated version of my old LName function. I changed the name to Get-SNames instead of Get-LNames because ofthat I know that the correct name is not Last Name and It should be Surname instead. I use It … Continue reading

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Get-FNames

Back in 2009 I wrote a Function that took peoples first names from a source in Sweden.It was top 1000 names here in Sweden. I use It in my create AD lab script and in a couple of other scripts … Continue reading

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The TPM Status tool

I wrote this tool for my friend DXter a year ago or so.He did an presentation on bitlocker and wanted a tool that showsTPM Information from inside Windows and with an GUI. Now It’s a new year and I have … Continue reading

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Get-PingStatus

Over at 2009 I wrote a ping status function. The function can now be downloaded from the Script Center Repository at Microsoft.http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/Get-PingStatus-Function-e375fec3 I use It in my own scripts and just updated It so I hope others can use It … Continue reading

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More Deployment and more PowerShell

I will blog more about Deployment and PowerShell from now on. This is my second week at Mindgrape. I will be working more with deployment solutions likeMDT 2010/2012, SCCM 2007/2012 and scripting with PowerShelland Windows Servers. Plus application packaging with … Continue reading

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PowerShell 3.0 – Community Technology Preview 1

Microsoft released the PowerShell 3.0 Community Technology Preview (CTP) 1 for Windows 7 sp1 yesterday. Download and more information can be found here.

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Turn on and off the old menu in Windows 8 the PowerShell way

More and more people are talking about turning of the new menu in Windows 8.The Start thing or the Metro. Both in Windows 8 Server and the Windows 8 client. My friend Mikael Nyström wrote how to do this with … Continue reading

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Windows 8 and applications

My tests goes on and on And installing application is a part of it… Adobe Reader 10.1.1 works nice. And It landed nice on Start…  And then we need a Antivirus… It works without any errors

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Windows 8 and PowerShell day 2

This is my day two with Windows 8 and PowerShell v3. I’m currently testing Windows 8 and PowerShell including most ofthe stuff I came across in Windows 8. Tweet@rama, nice but not as nice as Tweetdeck Cool integration with Start… … Continue reading

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Windows 8 and PowerShell

    The Windows 8 Developer Preview is released.It can be found at http://dev.windows.com If you want to test it in an Virtual Environment VMWare Workstation 7.x won’t work.But in Oracle Virtual Box it works fine! I installed It because … Continue reading

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