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| 💾 | ❔ | Name | Description | Last modified | Also available in | Remarks | ||||||
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NT batch |
JScript | Perl | Power Shell |
Rexx | VB Script | ||||||
| 💾 | ❔ | BIOS | Display BIOS information for any WMI enabled computer on the network | 2003-01-09 | NT | P | PS | R | V | Created using Microsoft's Scriptomatic tool. | ||
| 💾 | ❔ | BIOSInfo | Display BIOS information for any WMI enabled computer on the network | 2003-04-13 | P | R | KiXtart version uses the same WMI code as BIOS.kix, plus DEBUG.EXE to retrieve the BIOS release date. Perl and Rexx versions use DEBUG.EXE only. | |||||
| 💾 | ❔ | BkAllDrv | Backup all Windows 2000 drivers | 2004-01-12 | NT | P | R | This scripts requires Microsoft's DEVCON utility | ||||
| 💾 | ❔ | CapsOff | If CapsLock is ON, toggle it OFF again | 2007-12-14 | Works only with KIX32.EXE, not with WKIX32.EXE | |||||||
| 💾 | ❔ | CDEject | Eject all CDROMs | 2003-01-07 | PS | R | V | Based on a VBScript posted by Christoph Fricke in a WSH scripting newsgroup; needs Windows Media Player. Rexx version (for OS/2 only) needs OS/2 Multimedia (MMOS2) Rexx support. |
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| 💾 | ❔ | CDROM | Display CD-ROM drive letter(s) | 2003-01-09 | D | NT | R | V | A modified version of Ruud van Velsen's GetDrvs.kix sample script that comes with the KiXtart 4.* distributions | |||
| 💾 | ❔ | CompName.kix CompName.bat |
Change Windows 9x computer name | 2003-10-12 | ||||||||
| 💾 | ❔ | Dec2Hex | Convert a decimal number to 8 digit hexadecimal | 2002-11-17 | NT | P | R | V | ||||
| 💾 | ❔ | DefPRN2K | Display Windows 2000/XP's default printer and port | 2003-01-08 | NT | J | P | R | V | |||
| 💾 | ❔ | DelTrash2 | Empty the recycle bin without prompting for confirmation, or remove only files older than the specified number of days | 2007-06-17 | V | This script requires BinManager by Tim Tabor. Based on Tim Tabor's own JScript sample. |
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| 💾 | ❔ | Easter | Calculate Easter date for a specified year | 2002-03-30 | NT | J | P | R | V | Easter2.kix contains a fix to make it work in KiXtart 4.20 or later. Scripts based on the instructions found at Simon Kershaw's KEEPING THE FEAST. |
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| 💾 | ❔ | Easter2 | 2002-12-30 | |||||||||
| 💾 | ❔ | False | Port of UNIX' "false" command | 2003-04-02 | P | R | See also matching True | |||||
| 💾 | ❔ | FaR.kix and FaR.bat |
Find And Replace substrings in a string | 2001-07-15 | P | R | ||||||
| 💾 | ❔ | GetRes | Display Windows 2000's screen resolution and refresh rate | 2003-01-09 | NT | P | PS | R | V | Rexx version for OS/2 only | ||
| 💾 | ❔ | Hardware | Display basic hardware summary for the local computer | 2005-01-01 | D | NT | V HTA |
Created using Microsoft's Scriptomatic tool. | ||||
| 💾 | ❔ | Hotfixes | List installed hotfixes | 2002-11-24 | NT | V | VBScript version created using Microsoft's Scriptomatic tool. | |||||
| 💾 | ❔ | IsLaptop | Check if the script runs on a laptop or not | 2006-07-29 | Based on Guy Thomas' CHASSIS.VBS script | |||||||
| 💾 | ❔ | KixINI.vbs | Demo VBScript uses KiXtart COM object to read or write INI files | 2010-07-01 | V | Requires KIXTART.DLL to be registered. | ||||||
| 💾 | ❔ | KixMacro | This script makes the Kix macro commands available for batch files | 2001-06-23 | ||||||||
| 💾 | ❔ | LeapYear | Check if the specified year is a leap year | 2002-11-26 | D | NT | J | P | PS | R | V | MS-DOS version uses BATCHMAN by Michael Mefford |
| 💾 | ❔ | LiveUpd | Run Symantec's LiveUpdate unattended using KiXtart's SendKeys() function. | 2001-08-21 | ||||||||
| 💾 | ❔ | LoCase | Convert file names to all lower case | 2001-06-01 | NT | R | Use UpCase to convert to all upper case | |||||
| Make NumLock and CapsLock light up in patterns: |
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| 💾 | ❔ | LockSwap | From left to right and back again | 2003-12-31 | J | V | These scripts each end after 15 seconds. VBScript and JScript versions use ScrollLock too, which allows more patterns. |
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| 💾 | ❔ | LockRand | At random | 2003-12-31 | J | V | ||||||
| 💾 | ❔ | LockSnak | Crawling like a snake | 2004-01-02 | J | V | ||||||
| Logoff & Shutdown | Logoff and shutdown using KiXtart | |||||||||||
| 💾 | ❔ | MDACVer | Display the currently installed MDAC version, and optionally check if it meets a required minimum version | 2008-05-15 | V | More details on my Software Requirements page | ||||||
| 💾 | ❔ | NICSpeed | Display ethernet adapter's link speed for any WMI enabled computer | 2006-01-21 | XP | V | Created using Microsoft's Scriptomatic tool. | |||||
| 💾 | ❔ | NoWinUpd | Disable Windows' Update feature | 2002-04-10 | NT | Use WinUpd to reenable Windows Update | ||||||
| 💾 | ❔ | PMChoice.bat PMChoice.kix |
Poor Man's Choice: a combination of a batch file and a KiXtart script to replace the CHOICE command that was left out in NT. | 2003-10-09 | P | R | Requires KiXtart 4.01 or later for timeout only; older KiXtart versions will not fail unless timeout is specified. Timeout not implemented in Perl version. Rexx version needs Quercus Systems' REXXLIB for timeout only; if not available will just ignore specified timeout option. Rexx version even accepts redirected input. |
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| 💾 | ❔ | Printers | Map printers to LPT ports using individual scripts, optionaly mapping Windows' default printer to LPT1 | 2000-10-17 | Tested in NT4 SP5 only | |||||||
| 💾 | ❔ | PrintPDF | Print the specified PDF file(s) | 2003-05-03 | NT | P | R | V | Needs Acrobat Reader to be the default file association for PDF files. Usually fails when other Adobe software is installed. | |||
| 💾 | ❔ | ProdID | Display Windows' Product ID | 2002-03-31 | NT | V | ||||||
| 💾 | ❔ | Random | Generate random numbers | 2001-04-21 | D | NT | J | P | R | V | ||
| 💾 | ❔ | ReadINI | Read a value from an INI file | 2003-03-30 | NT | P | R | V | Batch version may fail on "special" characters like & | < > and parentheses | |||
| 💾 | ❔ | ReadReg | Read a value from the registry | 2003-03-30 | NT | P | R | V | Batch version may fail on "special" characters like & | < > and parentheses | |||
| 💾 | ❔ | Resistor | Test your knowledge of E12 resistor color codes | 2004-11-08 | R | Rexx version tested in OS/2 only; uses ANSI escape sequences to produce colored text | ||||||
| 💾 | ❔ | Revo_Ver | Read the latest available uninstaller versions from Revo's website | 2012-08-08 | V | |||||||
| 💾 | ❔ | SCSI | Enumerate local disk drives (SCSI and IDE) | 2003-10-14 | NT | R | Tested in Windows 2000 only | |||||
| 💾 | ❔ | SecCheck | Security Check: logs and warns if password age or virus definitions age exceed a specified limit, or when specified hotfixes are not installed | 2003-09-30 | Combines AVVer and W2KHotFixes and adds password age check. Add to logon script to make users aware of vulnerabilities. |
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| 💾 | ❔ | SecStat | Display a SecurityCenter status overview | 2008-12-30 | NT | V | Requires Windows XP SP2 or later. Use WBEMTEST.EXE to find all properties for a specific AntiVirus or Firewall product. |
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| 💾 | ❔ | Services | Display services and their properties | 2002-11-26 | NT | V | Created using Microsoft's Scriptomatic tool. | |||||
| Shutdown & Logoff | Shutdown and logoff using KiXtart | |||||||||||
| 💾 | ❔ | SortDate | Display current date in YYYYMMDD format | 2000-12-14 | D | NT | J | P | PS | R | V | MS-DOS version uses BATCHMAN by Michael Mefford |
| 💾 | ❔ | SortTime | Display current time in HHmmSS format | 2000-12-16 | D | NT | J | P | R | V | MS-DOS version uses BATCHMAN by Michael Mefford | |
| 💾 | ❔ | StarDate | Convert current date & time to stardate | 2003-05-03 | NT | P | R | V | Based on an algorithm found on The StarTrek Gallery | |||
| 💾 | ❔ | Tomorrow | Display tomorrow's date in 2 formats | 2008-02-22 | J | P | PS | R | V | Thanks for Michael Kahle for correcting an error in the leapyear code | ||
| 💾 | ❔ | True | Port of UNIX' "true" command | 2003-04-02 | P | R | See also matching False | |||||
| 💾 | ❔ | UpCase | Convert file names to all upper case | 2001-06-01 | NT | R | Use LoCase to convert to all lower case | |||||
| 💾 | ❔ | User Input | Receive user input and store it in an environment variable | 2000-12-16 | ||||||||
| 💾 | ❔ | VideoROM | Show display adapter manufacturer's information read from adapter ROM | 2003-01-09 | D | NT | P | R | V | KiXtart and VBScript versions created using Microsoft's Scriptomatic tool. Batch, Perl and Rexx versions use DEBUG.EXE. |
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| 💾 | ❔ | W2KHotFixes | Check if the specified Windows 2000 hotfixes have been installed | 2003-09-25 | Uses an external ASCII file (W2KHotFixes.lst) to list the hotfixes to be checked. | |||||||
| 💾 | ❔ | Week | Display week number | 2003-02-10 | D | NT | J | P | PS | R | V | |
| 💾 | ❔ | Which | Locate the specified program file | 2003-04-07 | D | NT | P | PS | R | Also available as OS/2 Rexx script | ||
| 💾 | ❔ | WinUpd | Reenable Windows' Update feature | 2002-04-10 | NT | Use NoWinUpd to disable Windows Update | ||||||
| 💾 | WMIGen.exe | Generate Batch, C#, Delphi, F#, JScript, KiXtart, Object Pascal, Object Rexx, Perl, PHP, PowerShell, Python, Ruby, Tcl, VB .NET and VBScript code for WMI queries | 2023-02-25 | HTA | ||||||||
| 💾 | ❔ | Yesterday | Display today's and yesterday's date in 2 formats | 2001-09-04 | NT | J | P | PS | R | V | ||
| 💾 | ❔ | ZapVBS | Associate VBScript files to Notepad, effectively disabling VBScript (to disable e-mail viruses while you are installing some real protection software) | 2001-06-09 | ||||||||
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