Rexx, Kix, VBScript and batch scripts

for NT administrators

P..Z

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	Name	Description	OS version	Last modified (dd/mm/yyyy)
	PCName.bat	Store computer name in environment variable. This batch file stores the computer name without leading backslashes, as opposed to the NETSETxx.BAT batch files.	95	06/03/2002
	PMSoon.bat	A "clone" of the Microsoft Windows NT 4 Server Resource Kit's SOON command using NT's native NET TIME and AT commands only.	NT	17/02/2001
	Printers.kix	PRINTERS.KIX is a Kix script that will map ports to network printers, based on the settings it reads from a (personal) INI file; if no mapping is specified for LPT1, LPT1 will be mapped to the default printer.	NT	17/10/2000
	RemoteSID.bat	Shows who is logged on to a remote computer, displaying both user ID and Security ID (SID). Uses PSLOGGEDON.EXE from SysInternals' PsTools "suite"	NT+RK	15/11/2001
	RmUserID.bat	Delete a user account and the associated data and share. Uses the following tools: DSGET and DSQUERY (native in Windows Server 2003, will work in Windows 2000 and XP), RMTSHARE and TAKEOWN (Windows NT 4 Server Resource Kit), TSCMD (www.systemtools.com) and OWN.BAT. Modify the server and share names to match your own environment.	2000+RK	23/10/2004
	RxAssoc.bat	Associates the REX extension with Regina Rexx executable. After executing this batch file once, you can call any *.REX directly, without the need to precede it with REXX.EXE. With SET PATHEXT=.REX;%PATHEXT% (better yet: set it as a global variable in Control Panel, System) you won't need to type the .REX extension to run .REX scripts. Adapt the (hard coded) path for REXX.EXE to your own situation. Better still, use REGINA.EXE instead of REXX.EXE.	NT	11/02/2000
	ScrnRes.bat	Change remote PC's screen resolution (requires PSEXEC from SysInternals' PSTools and 12noon's Resolution Changer)	NT	25/08/2004
	Servers.bat	Display size, free space and used space (both in MB and as a percentage of disk size) for every partition on every server. Also available in Rexx and VBScript as FreeSpace.*	NT+RK	24/05/2001
	SetOwn.bat	Restore ownership and permissions for roaming (TS) profile directories. Requires several (third party) tools, you will be prompted for downloads if these tools are not available.	W2K3	02/07/2005
	ShareMig.bat 1.00 ShareMg2.bat 2.00 ShareMg2.vbs 2.00	Migrate all non-printer shares from one server to another. Version 1.00 needs to be run on the server, and fails on share names containing spaces, but it is "universal" for both Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003. Version 2.00 requires both the batch and the VBScript file, and needs manual modifications for Windows 2000, but it can be run from any computer in the domain and it won't fail on share names containing spaces. (For printer migration, use Microsoft's PrintMig; for Scheduled Tasks migration, copy the scheduled tasks -- %windir%\Tasks\*.job -- to the new server, and use JT.EXE to re-set the "Run as:" property for each migrated task.)	2000	02/11/2005
	ShortExt.bat	Display or modify "extension truncation" registry setting. (Based on a tip from the Windows Registry Guide)	NT	02/03/2002
	SNDisk.bat	Display harddisk characteristics gathered by IBM's E-Gatherer tool. May work in XP and Server 2003 too, tested only in 2000. May generate an error message on non-IBM systems, but will still show the desired results. More info on EGatherer's undocumented switches. This batch file depends on E-gatherer's backwards compatibility with older versions, which is entirely up to IBM.	2000	05/03/2005
	SrvInv.vbs	Show and log a server hardware and software inventory. Created using Microsoft's Scriptomatic tool.	WMI	14/09/2005
	SrvSpace.bat	Display free space for every partition on every server. TAB delimited screen output for easy export of output. For Windows XP use DiskSpc.bat instead.	NT	05/06/2000
	Startup.vbs	Display all startup commands (Startup folder and registry Run) for any WMI enabled computer on the network	WMI	16/01/2003
	TaskMgr.bat	Disable or reenable task manager	NT	15/03/2002
	TempNWD.bat	Temporarily map a network drive or use an existing mapping, and remove it afterwards (unless an existing mapping was used).	NT	29/04/2001
	UniqueID.bat	Remove Intel LANDesk agent's ID and force creation of a new unique ID	95 NT	13/07/2001
	UpTime.bat UpTime.vbs	Two scripts that display the amount of time a system has been up and running. More or less equivalent to my OS/2 Rexx script LastBoot.cmd and Windows VBScript script LastBoot.vbs.	NT+RK/WMI	22/04/2006
	VMList.vbs	List all Virtual Machines and their associated files on the local Virtual Server Host	W2K3	22/04/2006
	WANIP.bat	Display your WAN connection's IP address and host name. Idea: Gregg Dotoli. Requires WGET.	NT	16/05/2005
	WhoAmI.bat	Show info on workstation and current user Also available for OS/2 as WhoAmI.cmd	NT OS2	12/06/2000
	WhoHasIt.bat	Show info on remote workstation and current user. Uses DSQUERY & DSGET from Windows Server 2003.	2000	21/10/2004
	WhoIsIt.bat	Show specified domain user's display name. Uses DSQUERY & DSGET from Windows Server 2003.	2000	21/10/2004
	WhoRU.bat	Remote WhoAmI (Who Are You)	NT+RK	15/10/2000

Related links:

• More useful commands for administrators
• More information on NET.EXE
• More information on Microsoft's "DSTools" (DSADD, DSGET, DSMOD, DSMOVE, DSQUERY and DSRM) and other native Windows command line tools
• The most important omission in both DS Tools and NET.EXE are the commands to change Terminal Server user settings.
  TSCmd fills this gap.
• A list of some of the available Resource Kits
• Download several Windows 2000 Resource Kit Tools for free from Microsoft's web site
• Many NT Tools can be found at Sysinternals.com
• iHide's Download page
• Browse the links on my KiXtart page for more Kix related information
• Browse the links on my WSH page for more Windows Script Host, VBScript, ADSI and WMI related information
• Search these Rexx bookmarks for more Rexx related information