Set-ComputerName.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script renames a computer using WMI. 
4. .DESCRIPTION 
5.     This script uses the Rename method from
6.     the Win32_OperatingSystem WMI class.  
7.     This is sample 5 from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394586 
8. .NOTES 
9.     File Name  : Set-ComputerName.ps1 
10.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
11.     Requires   : PowerShell Version 2.0 
12. .LINK 
13.     This script posted to: 
14.         http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com 
15.     MSDN sample posted tot: 
16.         http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394586%28VS.85%29.aspx 
17. .EXAMPLE 
18.     Left as an exercise for the Reader 
19. #> 
20. # This script takes two parameters, The computer to  
21. # rename and then the newname for that computer 
22.  
23. param ( 
24. [$String] $NewName = 'NewName', 
25. [$string] $Comp = "." 
26. } 
27.  
28. # Get computer object 
29. $Computer = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_ComputerSystem -ComputerName $comp 
30.  
31. #Rename the Computer 
32. $Return  = $Computer.Rename($NewName) 
33.  
34. if ($return.ReturnValue -eq 0) { 
35.    "Computer name is now: $NewName" 
36.    " but you need to reboot first" 
37. } else { 
38. "  RenameFailed, return code: {0}" -f $return.ReturnValue 
39. } 

Remove-WmiRegistryKey.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script creates removes registry key using WMI. 
4. .DESCRIPTION 
5.     This script uses WMI to get remove registry key.  
6.     This script deletes the key and everything below 
7.     it in the registry - use carefully! 
8. .NOTES 
9.     File Name  : Remove-WmiRegistryKey.ps1 
10.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
11.     Requires   : PowerShell Version 2.0 
12. .LINK 
13.     This script posted to: 
14.         http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com 
15.     MSDN sample posted to: 
16.         http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394600%28VS.85%29.aspx 
17. .EXAMPLE 
18.     Psh[C:\foo]>New-WMIRegistryKey.ps1 
19.     Key removed 
20. #> 
21.  
22. # Define Constants 
23. $HKEY_Local_Machine =2147483650  
24. $computer ='.' 
25.  
26. # Get Class to call static methods on 
27. $reg = [WMIClass]"ROOT\DEFAULT:StdRegProv" 
28.  
29. # Define key to create 
30. $Key     = "SOFTWARE\NewKey" 
31.  
32. # Create key and display reslts 
33. $results   = $reg.DeleteKey($HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, $Key) 
34. If ($results.Returnvalue -eq 0) {"Key Removed"}  

Technorati Tags: WMI,PowerShell,code,StdRegProv,Deletekey

Get-WmiRegistryBinaryValue.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script Gets and displays a registry 
4.     binary value using WMI. 
5. .DESCRIPTION 
6.     This script uses WMI to get, then display 
7.     a binary registry Value. 
8.     This is a re-write of a VB Sample Script. 
9. .NOTES 
10.     File Name  : Set-WmiRegistryBinaryValue.ps1 
11.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
12.     Requires   : PowerShell Version 2.0 
13. .LINK 
14.     This script posted to: 
15.         http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com 
16.     MSDN sample posted to: 
17.         http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394600%28VS.85%29.aspx 
18. .EXAMPLE 
19.     Psh[C:\foo]>Get-WmiRegistryBinaryValue.ps1 
20.     54 
21.     46 
22.     4c 
23. #> 
24.  
25. # Define Constants 
26. $HKEY_Local_Machine =2147483650  
27. $computer ='.' 
28.  
29. # Get Class to call static methods on 
30. $reg = [WMIClass]"ROOT\DEFAULT:StdRegProv" 
31.  
32. # Define key to create 
33. $ValueName = "Example Binary Value" 
34. $Values     = @(0x54, 0x46, 0x4C) 
35. $Key       = "SOFTWARE\NewKey" 
36.  
37. # Create Value entry 
38. $results   = $reg.GetBinaryValue($HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, $Key, $ValueName) 
39. Foreach ($byte in $results.uvalue) {"{0}" -f $byte.tostring("x")} 

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Technorati Tags: Wmi,PowerShell,StdRegProv,GetBinaryValue

Set-WmiRegistryBinaryValue

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script sets a registry binary value 
4.     using WMI. 
5. .DESCRIPTION 
6.     This script uses WMI to set a binary  
7.     registry Value. 
8.     This is a re-write of a VB Sample Script. 
9. .NOTES 
10.     File Name  : Set-WmiRegistryBinaryValue.ps1 
11.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
12.     Requires   : PowerShell Version 2.0 
13. .LINK 
14.     This script posted to: 
15.         http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com 
16.     MSDN sample posted to: 
17.         http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394600%28VS.85%29.aspx 
18. .EXAMPLE 
19.     Psh[C:\foo]>New-WmiRegistryBinaryValue.ps1 
20.     Value created 
21. #> 
22.  
23. # Define Constants 
24. $HKEY_Local_Machine =2147483650  
25. $computer ='.' 
26.  
27. # Get Class to call static methods on 
28. $reg = [WMIClass]"ROOT\DEFAULT:StdRegProv" 
29.  
30. # Define key to create 
31. $ValueName = "Example Binary Value" 
32. $Values     = @(0x54, 0x46, 0x4C) 
33. $Key       = "SOFTWARE\NewKey" 
34.  
35. # Create Value entry 
36. $results   = $reg.SetBinaryValue($HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, $Key, $ValueName, $Values) 
37. If ($results.Returnvalue -eq 0) {"Value Set"}  

Technorati Tags: Wmi,StdRegProv,PowerShell,SetBinaryValue

New-WmiRegistryValue.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script creates a new registry Value using WMI. 
4. .DESCRIPTION 
5.     This script uses WMI to get create a new registry Value. 
6.     This is a re-write of a VB Sample Script 
7. .NOTES 
8.     File Name  : New-RegistryKey.ps1 
9.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
10.     Requires   : PowerShell Version 2.0 
11. .LINK 
12.     This script posted to: 
13.         http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com 
14.     MSDN sample posted to: 
15.         http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394600%28VS.85%29.aspx 
16. .EXAMPLE 
17.     Psh[C:\foo]>New-WmiRegistryValue.ps1 
18.     Value created 
19. #> 
20.  
21. # Define Constants 
22. $HKEY_Local_Machine =2147483650  
23. $computer ='.' 
24.  
25. # Get Class to call static methods on 
26. $reg = [WMIClass]"ROOT\DEFAULT:StdRegProv" 
27.  
28. # Define key to create 
29. $ValueName = "Example_Expanded_String_Value" 
30. $Value     = "%PATHEXT%" 
31. $Key       = "SOFTWARE\NewKey" 
32.  
33. # Create Value entry 
34. $results   = $reg.SetExpandedStringValue($HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, $Key, $ValueName, $Value) 
35. If ($results.Returnvalue -eq 0) {"Value created"}  

Technorati Tags: SetExpandedStringValue,WMI,Code,POwerShell,StdregProv

Set-WmiMultiStringValue.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script sets a registry binary value 
4.     using WMI. 
5. .DESCRIPTION 
6.     This script uses WMI to set a multistring 
7.     registry Value. 
8.     This is a re-write of a VB Sample Script. 
9. .NOTES 
10.     File Name  : Set-WmiRegistryMultiStringValue.ps1 
11.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
12.     Requires   : PowerShell Version 2.0 
13. .LINK 
14.     This script posted to: 
15.         http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com 
16.     MSDN sample posted to: 
17.         http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394600%28VS.85%29.aspx 
18. .EXAMPLE 
19.     Psh[C:\foo]>Set-MultiStringValue.ps1 
20.     Value created 
21. #> 
22.  
23. # Define Constants 
24. $HKEY_Local_Machine =2147483650  
25. $computer ='.' 
26.  
27. # Get Class to call static methods on 
28. $reg = [WMIClass]"ROOT\DEFAULT:StdRegProv" 
29.  
30. # Define key to create 
31. $Key       = "SOFTWARE\NewKey" 
32. $ValueName = "Example MultiString Value" 
33. $Values     = @("Thomas", "Susan", "Rebecca") 
34. $Key       = "SOFTWARE\NewKey" 
35.  
36. # Create Value entry 
37. $results   = $reg.SetMultiStringValue($HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, $Key, $ValueName, $Values) 
38. If ($results.Returnvalue -eq 0) {"Value Set"}  

New-WmiRegistryKey.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script creates a new registry key using WMI. 
4. .DESCRIPTION 
5.     This script uses WMI to get create a new registry key. 
6.     This is a re-write of a VB Sample Script 
7. .NOTES 
8.     File Name  : New-RegistryKey.ps1 
9.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
10.     Requires   : PowerShell Version 2.0 
11. .LINK 
12.     This script posted to: 
13.         http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com 
14.     MSDN sample posted to: 
15.         http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394600%28VS.85%29.aspx 
16. .EXAMPLE 
17.     Psh[C:\foo]>New-WMIRegistryKey.ps1 
18.     Key created 
19. #> 
20.  
21. # Define Constants 
22. $HKEY_Local_Machine =2147483650  
23. $computer ='.' 
24.  
25. # Get Class to call static methods on 
26. $reg = [WMIClass]"ROOT\DEFAULT:StdRegProv" 
27.  
28. # Define key to create 
29. $Key     = "SOFTWARE\NewKey" 
30.  
31. # Create key and display reslts 
32. $results   = $reg.CreateKey($HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, $Key) 
33. If ($results.Returnvalue -eq 0) {"Key created"}  

Technorati Tags: PowerShell,Wmi,StdRegProv,CreateKey

Get-WmiRegDword.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script gets a registry value using WMI. 
4. .DESCRIPTION 
5.     This script uses WMI to get then display a resistry value, using  
6.     the SteRegProv class and the GetDWORDValue static method. 
7.     This is a re-write of a VB Sample Script 
8. .NOTES 
9.     File Name  : Get-WMIRegDword.ps1 
10.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
11.     Requires   : PowerShell Version 2.0 
12. .LINK 
13.     This script posted to: 
14.         http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com 
15.     MSDN sample posted to: 
16.         http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394600%28VS.85%29.aspx 
17. .EXAMPLE 
18.     Psh[C:\foo]>Get-WmiRegDword.ps1 
19. Current History Buffer Size: 50 
20.      
21. #> 
22.  
23. # Define Constants 
24. $HKEY_CURRENT_USER =2147483649   
25. $computer ='.' 
26.  
27. # Get Class to call static methods on 
28. $reg = [WMIClass]"ROOT\DEFAULT:StdRegProv" 
29.  
30. #defind key/value to get  
31. $Key     = "Console" 
32. $Value   = "HistoryBufferSize" 
33.  
34. # Get Value of buffer and display 
35. $results   = $reg.GetDWORDValue($HKEY_CURRENT_USER, $Key, $value) 
36. "Current History Buffer Size: {0}" -f $results.uValue 

Technorati Tags: PowerShell,WMI,Code,StdRegProv

Show-MajorPart.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script shows the Major part of the version number 
4.     of file version object. 
5. .DESCRIPTION 
6.     This script is a re-implementation of an MSDN Sample script 
7.     that uses System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo to get 
8.     the major part of the version number of the file. 
9. .NOTES 
10.     File Name  : Show-MajorPart.ps1 
11.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
12.     Requires   : PowerShell Version 2.0 
13. .LINK 
14.     This script posted to: 
15.         http://pshscripts.blogspot.com/2011/08/show-majorpartps1.html 
16.     MSDN sample posted to: 
17.          http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.fileversioninfo.filemajorpart.aspx   
18. .EXAMPLE 
19.     Psh> .\Show-MajorPart.ps1 
20.     File Major Part for C:\Windows\system32\Notepad.exe is: 6             
21. #> 
22. # Set filename 
23. $File = [System.Environment]::SystemDirectory + "\Notepad.exe" 
24.  
25. #Get Version information for this file 
26. $myFileVersionInfo = [System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo]::GetVersionInfo($File) 
27.  
28. # Print the Build details name 
29. "File Major Part for {0} is: {1}"  -f $file,$myFileVersionInfo.FileMajorPart 

Technorati Tags: PowerShell,Code,Sample,System.Diagnostics.FileVerionInfo,FileMajorPart

Show-MinorPart.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script shows the Minor part of the version number 
4.     of file version object. 
5. .DESCRIPTION 
6.     This script is a re-implementation of an MSDN Sample script 
7.     that uses System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo to get 
8.     the mainor part of the version number of the file. 
9. .NOTES 
10.     File Name  : Show-MinorPart.ps1 
11.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
12.     Requires   : PowerShell Version 2.0 
13. .LINK 
14.     This script posted to: 
15.         http://http://pshscripts.blogspot.com 
16.     MSDN sample posted to: 
17.          http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.fileversioninfo.FileMinorpart.aspx  
18. .EXAMPLE 
19.     Psh> .\Show-MinorPart.ps1 
20.     File Major Part for C:\Windows\system32\Notepad.exe is: 0             
21. #> 
22. # Set filename 
23. $File = [System.Environment]::SystemDirectory + "\Notepad.exe" 
24.  
25. #Get Version information for this file 
26. $myFileVersionInfo = [System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo]::GetVersionInfo($File) 
27.  
28. # Print the Build details name 
29. "File Minor Part for {0} is: {1}"  -f $file,$myFileVersionInfo.FileMinorPart 

Technorati Tags: System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo,MinorPart,PowerShell,scripts,code