Scripting for Windows Sysadmins

This is a work in progress...
This page as well as the articles are early drafts. They will change over time.

Intro to scripting
An introduction to what scripting is and how it can help.

VBScript - Introduction
A dive into VBScripting on Windows.

WSH - Windows Scripting Host
An explanation of WSH. What it provides and how it is used.

Script Runtime
A description of the Dictionary and FileSystemObject objects and the Script Encoder.

ADSI - Active Directory Services Interface
An explanation of ADSI. What it provides and how it is used.

WMI - Windows Management Instrumentation
An explanation of WMI. What it provides and how it is used.

COM - Component Object Model
An explanation of COM. What it provides, how it is used and some examples of what COM objects exist and what they provide.