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Registry Reading and Writing Made Simple Several tools are available to read from and write to the registry programmatically. However, these tools have limitations. Fortunately, there’s Windows Script Component, which you can use to work around these limitations.		• Subscribe • Renew • Master CD • Change Mailing Address • Customer Service • Back Issues • Article Reprints • Group Discounts
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Extract Information from a Web Page

If you need just one item from a page and have consistent unique text before and after the item, you can use the GetWebXml, CleanTaggedText, and GetSubString functions to get the information.
By Alex K. Angelopoulos 

Registry Reading and Writing Made Simple, Part 1

This three-part series presents a WSC component that makes reading and changing the registry simple and elegant. In this first part, you’ll learn about the shortcomings in existing registry tools and be introduced to a better alternative.
By Bill Stewart 

Use an HTA as a UI for Your VBScript Scripts

Learn how to use HTML Applications (HTAs) to set up very versatile UIs that you can use to drive your VBScript scripts and utilities.
By Jim Turner 

Customizing the User Update Utility

A look at how one reader customized a utility that lets you quickly update common fields of an AD user account.
By Readers 

Rem: Dealing with XP SP2’s Security Warning Dialog Boxes

Do security warning dialog boxes pop up when you try to run certain executables in your scripts? Learn why you’re getting those dialog boxes and how you can avoid them.
By Bill Stewart