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VBScript in Visual Studio
Over the years I have observed how Microsoft’s Visual Studio product kept reducing support for VBScript. The one complaint I have had the hardest time accepting was the inability to launch a VBScript from within the IDE. Turns out that feature has been there all along, I just never knew how to configure it properly.
Continue reading...A 32-bit app in a 64-bit world
21. February 2010
Working on a 64-bit OS like Windows 2008 R2 and trying to access files in the %windir% folder can present a challenge if you are using 32-bit applications or utilities. In my case I needed to backup the files in %windir%\System32\inetsrv\config folder and tried to use the 32-bit version of RAR. The result was an empty archive file; none of the files I could see with a simple dir command were included in the archive.
Continue reading...Class objects in VBScript
18. February 2010
Last week I was asked to look over some VBScript code and in it I noticed something i hadn’t seen before; a Class object. While familiar with using Class objects in other languages (JavaScript, VB.NET, C#) I had never noticed this feature in VBScript.
Continue reading...Updated my server backup script
17. February 2010
I have recently updated my backup script to use RARLABS compression tool, named RAR.EXE, instead of NTBackup. I am posting my script with the idea that perhaps you might find my backup script useful. Included in this post is an outline of the script including the customizable options and the steps it performs.
Continue reading...Win2K8 Managed Service Accounts
22. January 2010
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Windows 2008 provides a little documented feature called Managed Service Accounts that provides a new way to handle services that require domain credentials. This is a big leap forward in providing the ability to segregate your services and allowing separated access rights for services residing on the same server.
Continue reading...Chris Blankenship’s Ramblings
I am an Infrastructure Consultant with Microsoft 
focused on Directory Services, Identity, and Security technologies.
This is my personal blog where the information provided comes from my own personal experiences.
The opinions expressed herein are my own personal opinions and do not represent my employer's view in any way.
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