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James Turner

Jim Turner is a domain administrator and applications developer for Computer Sciences Corporation.
Email: jturnervbs@gmail.com

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Document Your Domain Groups

By Jim Turner, 12/28/2009

Jim Turner goes beyond the typical group-listing script, providing an admin script that produces a thorough single-domain listing of all your Active Directory (AD) groups in a ...

Cyber Threat Scanner

By Jim Turner, 11/24/2009

Your system has been infected or you need to scan your system to meet security requirements. The Cyber Threat Scanner, a utility that can scan your computer systems at a moment's ...

Time to Round Up Those Scripts

By Jim Turner, 06/17/2009

If you have scripts scattered all over the place on your computer, try ScriptRoundUp.vbs. It locates scripts meeting your criteria, then copies them to a central location so you ...

A Refreshing Look at CPU Loads

By Jim Turner, 06/04/2009

Here's a script that you can use to quickly check your servers' CPU loads.

HTA Automatically Creates Mappings

By Jim Turner, 05/14/2009

After discovering a script that determines and maps the next available drive to a network share, a reader incorporated the script into an HTML Application. With this HTA, you can ...

Active Directory Growth Tracker: A Script to Count Objects

By Jim Turner, 05/05/2009

Learn how to use this script to track Active Directory objects so you stay current on your AD numbers.

Utility Can Help Reduce UAC Headaches When Working with Scripts

By Jim Turner, 03/17/2009

If User Account Control (UAC) is giving you a hard time when you're writing or running scripts on Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, try the Elevate Script HTA. With just a few ...

Scripting on a Cluster

By Jim Turner, 03/17/2009

Running scripts reliably on a cluster can be challenging. Here's a solution that's not only effective but also easy to implement.

Divide and Conquer Mega-Sized Text and Log Files

By Jim Turner, 02/23/2009

When a text or log file is so massive that it's hard to work with, use the Log Splitter utility to split that file into several smaller, more manageable files.

Scripting Utilities to Keep Tabs on Your Printers

By Jim Turner, 02/10/2009

Tracking changes to printer configurations in a large organization can be very difficult. These two scripts can save you troubleshooting effort by recording changes and letting ...

Track Active Directory Changes

By Jim Turner, 01/27/2009

Auditing changes to Active Directory groups can be a nightmare unless you have third-party software—or this useful script.

Happy Holiday HTA

By Jim Turner, 11/21/2008

Send an HTA greeting card that features a holiday tree with blinking multicolored lights and a "Happy Holidays" greeting. You can easily personalize the greeting.

Are Recycle Bins Wasting a Lot of Space on Your Windows Servers?

By Jim Turner, 11/01/2008

Here's a VBScript script you can use to monitor how much disk space is being consumed by the Recycle Bins stored in a server's Recycler folder and how much space is available on ...

Vista's UAC Can Cause Problems When Writing and Running Scripts

By Jim Turner, 11/01/2008

Windows Vista's User Account Control (UAC) can cause problems and annoyances when developing and testing VBScript scripts that require administrator access. Here's how you can ...

Build Directory Tree Structure Reports

By Jim Turner, 09/24/2008

Documenting your directory structure provides insight about how your applications and server drives are built and where key components reside.

Keep Track of and Plan Your Vacation Time with the Time-Off Planner

By Jim Turner, 07/23/2008

As you enter the vacation time you're taking off, this HTML Application (HTA) automatically deducts those hours from your vacation-hours balance. It even color-codes the weeks ...

How to Easily View the Extended Properties of Files

By Jim Turner, 07/16/2008

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista have seven times more file properties than their predecessors. Here's how you can easily select and view the properties you're interested in ...

Determining the Properties to Include in Predefined Categories

By Jim Turner, 07/16/2008

If you want to create custom categories for GetExtendedFilePropertyDetails.hta, here are some tools you can use to determine the extended file properties available on your system.

Using ADO to Access Excel, Part 2

By Jim Turner, 07/02/2008

ADO lets you access your spreadsheets as databases that you can query, sort, search, and modify.

Using ADO to Access Excel, Part 1

By Jim Turner, 06/25/2008

Use a sample VBScript file to see how you can access Excel spreadsheets with ADO, to filter and modify your data.