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Get in-depth instruction, advanced techniques, and best practices for scripting with Microsoft Visual Basic® Scripting Edition (VBScript). Take ultimate control of system administration by learning advanced scripting techniques from two experts. Experienced Windows script-writers can move beyond the basics with hands-on instruction, advanced techniques, and best practices for using Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) as an enterprise-level administrative tool.Discover how to: Build your own scripting components and libraries Use digital signatures and certificates to create security-enhanced scripts Retrieve information from Active Directory with advanced ADSI techniques Manage your Windows environment with advanced Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) techniques Use scripts to back up, copy, restore, and set permissions for your Group Policy environment Write scripts to access databases with ADO Build hypertext applications for script graphical interfaces Develop scripts that work with Microsoft Exchange Server and Microsoft Operations Manager Exploit the scripting updates for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003The CD that accompanies the print edition of this book is not available with its eBook edition, although select CD content is available for download. A link to the content is included in your eBook.