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Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I remove all the local printers from a computer?-- JW Hey, JW. You did say that you wanted to do this only on computers running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003, didn’t you? You didn’t? Oh. Well, we’re going to pretend that you did, because this is a very easy task to carry out on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I use WSH to close a command window with a specific title?-- MF Hey, MF. You know, some things are just really hard to believe, regardless of whether or not they happen to be true. For example, according to the Big Bang Theory the entire universe was created when a miniscule spec of super-dense matter exploded several...

Hey, Scripting Guy! In Microsoft Word 2003, my documents open as Final Showing Markup. How can I change this so the default view is Final?-- CD Hey, CD. You know, this is the first Hey, Scripting Guy! column we’ve written since returning from the Thanksgiving holiday. After four days of eating, football, eating, basketball, and then a little mor...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I rename files like _JKG1234.jpg to 272_DSC_1234.jpg?-- NA Hey, NA. You know, NA, we feel sorry for you. Why? Well, on the one hand you’re unbelievably lucky. After all, the Scripting Guys never write scripts that they actually use, yet you somehow managed to hit upon an exception. Talk about defying the odds! At the ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I use wildcards to get a list of all the groups whose name starts with G-S-Group?-- JD Hey, JD. It’s the day before Thanksgiving, and one of the Scripting Guys is headed out of town as soon as he finishes his Hey, Scripting Guy! column. And what a coincidence: he happened to pick a question about searching Active...