Script Center

Take a look through these handy resources if you’re just getting up and running on all this scripting stuff.

For the very beginner. An introduction to scripting and tips for how to get started.

The Microsoft Windows Scripting Guide will teach you the fundamentals of scripting technologies such as VBScript, WMI, and ADSI.

View webcasts from Scripting Week 1 to get started. Then move on to the numerous other webcasts available.

The Script Center provides you with articles and columns published daily and monthly so you know you can find new—and of course fascinating—content on a regular basis.

Every day the Microsoft Scripting Guys tackle a different scripting-related question. If you have a question about scripting, send it to scripter@microsoft.com.
Hey, Scripting Guy! archives

The first place to look for friendly, easy-to-read solutions to common scripting problems.
Tales from the Script archives

Intermediate to advanced scripts broken down into code modules to help you solve real-life system administration issues.
Doctor Scripto’s Script Shop archives

If you’re new to scripting, these articles will teach you the basics and help get you started.
Sesame Script archives

Learn how to script the functionality available in Windows graphical user interface (GUI) tools.
Scripting Eye for the GUI Guy archives

Read through extensive documentation on scripting.

What more can we say? Learn all the basics, and then some, from The Microsoft Windows Scripting Guide.

Relieve the boredom of repetitious tasks and finally get some free time.

Written in partnership with the WMI product team, this document is designed to help you troubleshoot problems with WMI scripts and the WMI service. Here’s some help in diagnosing a few common and not-so-common problems.

Written by the WMI product team, this FAQ provides information that will help you make better use of WMI and help you troubleshoot problems.

Excerpts from books on scripting.

Why don’t your scripts work against remote computers? That’s a good question, and one which is tackled head-on by Don Jones and Jeffery Hicks in their new book Advanced VBScript for Microsoft Windows Administrators. Read the chapter, then visit the Microsoft Press Web site for more information.

Watch on-demand webcasts. The Scripting Guys have presented webcasts on a variety of scripting topics. View past webcasts, and sign up for upcoming events.

Sign up now for future scripting webcasts.

Did you miss some past webcasts, or just want to watch them over and over again? Don’t worry, all the Scripting Guys’ webcasts are available on demand.

Try your hand at several real-world scripting scenarios.

Practice your scripting in a virtual environment, and discover practical uses of technologies such as WMI and ADSI.

Take a crack at using scripts to manage Active Directory.