=====Determine OS version=====
<code vb>
'========================================================================== 
' 
' NAME: DetectOS.vbs 
' 
' AUTHOR: DiGiTAL.SkReAM 
' DATE  : 10/26/2005 
' 
' COMMENT: Populates the sOS string variable with the name of the current OS 
' 
'========================================================================== 
Option Explicit 
Dim oShell 
Dim oShellExec, oStdOutputText, sText, iElement, aOS, sOS 
Set oShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell") 
Set oShellExec = oShell.Exec("%comspec% /c ver") 
Set oStdOutputText = oShellExec.StdOut 
    Do While Not oStdOutputText.AtEndOfStream 
        sText = oStdOutputText.ReadLine 
  aOS = Array("Windows 95", "Windows 98", "Windows NT", "Windows 2000", "Windows XP", "Microsoft Windows [Version") 
   For iElement = LBound(aOS) To UBound(aOS) 
    If InStr(sText, aOS(iElement)) <> 0 Then 
     If aOS(iElement) = "Microsoft Windows [Version" Then 
      sOS = "Windows 2003" 
     Else 
      sOS = aOS(iElement) 
     End If 
    End If 
   Next 
 Loop 
WScript.Echo sOS
</code>
Source:[[http://www.visualbasicscript.com/m28386.aspx|VisualBasicScript.com - Short, Easy way to determine OS]] \\

Or: 
<code vb>
Set objShell=WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

WScript.Echo "The current operating system is: " & oShell.RegRead "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProductName")

Set objShell = Nothing
</code>
Source:[[http://www.pctools.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-18016.html|PC Tools Community Forum > Windows Programming Discussions > Windows Scripting Questions > Logon Script to determine OS?]] \\
=====Pingen vanuit VBScript=====
Zie:[[http://www.robvanderwoude.com/vbstech_network_ping.php|Rob van der Woude's Scripting Pages - Ping Computers]] voor een voorbeeld met WMI voor Windows XP en hoger en een voorbeeld met de [[http://www.netal.com/ssr.htm|System Scripting Runtime]].

Een andere optie is:
<code vb>
Function PingStatus(strComputer)

	PingStatus = "Failed"

	Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

	Set objWshScriptExec = objShell.Exec("%comspec% /c ping -n 3 -w 1000 " & strComputer)
	Set objStdOut = objWshScriptExec.StdOut
	
	Do Until objStdOut.AtEndOfStream
	
		strLine = objStdOut.ReadLine

		If InStr(strLine, "Reply") > 0 OR InStr(strLine, "Antwoord") > 0 Then 
		
			PingStatus = "Success"
			
		End If
		
	Loop
	
	Set objStdOut = Nothing
	Set objWshScriptExec = Nothing
	Set objShell = Nothing

End Function
</code>
Gebaseerd op code van [[http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept04/hey0914.mspx|Hey, Scripting Guy! - Why Doesn't My Ping Script Run on Windows 2000 Computers?]]. \\

=====Shortcut maken/bewerken=====
Gebruik hiervoor:
<code vb>
Set objShortcut = wshShell.CreateShortcut(strTargetPath)
</code>

Vervolgens kun je een aantal properties opvragen/zetten:
<code vb>
objShortcut.FullName
objShortcut.Arguments
objShortcut.WorkingDirectory
objShortcut.TargetPath
objShortcut.IconLocation
objShortcut.Hotkey
objShortcut.WindowStyle
objShortcut.Description
</code>
En afsluiten met een objShortcut.Save als wilt opslaan. \\

Bron:[[http://www.robvanderwoude.com/vbstech_shortcuts.php|Rob van der Woude's Scripting Pages - Shortcuts]] "The *Undocumented* Trick: use the ".CreateShortcut" method without the ".Save" method; works like a GetShortcut when the shortcut already exists!"
Zie ook: \\
[[http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/xsy6k3ys(VS.85).aspx|MSDN Library - CreateShortcut Method]] \\
[[http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/f5y78918(VS.85).aspx|MSDN Library - WshShortcut Object Properties and Methods]] \\
[[http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/265a4017(VS.85).aspx|MSDN Library - WshUrlShortcut Object]] \\

=====Tellen van bepaald karakter in string=====
<code vb>
If UBound(Split(strFolder, "\")) < 5 Then

End If
</code>
Gegapt van: [[http://www.computing.net/howtos/show/how-to-use-vbscript-for-string-count/173.html|Computing.net - How to use VBScript for String Count]] \\

=====Create AT job on remote computer=====
<code>
Const bRunRepeatedly = True

strComputer = "remotecomputername"

Set objWMI = objLocator.ConnectServer ( strComputer, "\root\cimv2", strComputer & "\Administrator", "password" )
objWMI.Security_.impersonationlevel = 3

Set objSchedTask = objWMI.Get("Win32_ScheduledJob")

Set colSchedTask = objWMI.ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM Win32_ScheduledJob")
	
'Delete extisting AT jobs with the same command to prevent creating the same job multiple times.
For Each objTask in colSchedTask
	
	If objTask.Command = chr(34) & "C:\Program Files\Update\update.vbs" & chr(34) Then
		
		Set objInstance = objWMI.Get("Win32_ScheduledJob.JobID=" & objTask.JobID)
		
		objInstance.Delete
		
		Set objInstance = Nothing
			
	End If
		 
Next
	
intResultSchedTask1 = objSchedTask.Create (chr(34) & "C:\Program Files\Update\update.vbs" & chr(34), "********150000.000000+060", bRunRepeatedly, 127)
	
intResultSchedTask2 = objSchedTask.Create (chr(34) & "C:\Program Files\Update\update.vbs" & chr(34), "********170000.000000+060", bRunRepeatedly, 127)

intResultSchedTask3 = objSchedTask.Create (chr(34) & "C:\Program Files\Update\update.vbs" & chr(34), "********210000.000000+060", bRunRepeatedly, 127)

If intResultSchedTask1 = 0 AND intResultSchedTask2 = 0 AND intResultSchedTask3 = 0 Then

	AddTask = "Success"
		
Else
	
	AddTask = "Failed"
		
End If

Set colSchedTask = Nothing
Set objSchedTask = Nothing
Set objWMI = Nothing
</code>

=====Remote registry edit=====
<code vb>
'SetTightVNCAsk: configures TightVNC to ask the user if the remote connection is allowed where the remote connection is made from any IP address.
Function SetTightVNCAsk(strComputer)

	SetTightVNCAsk = "Failed"
	
	Const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
	
	Set objWMIService = objLocator.ConnectServer ( strComputer, "\root\default", strComputer & "\" & strAcc, strPassword )
	objWMIService.Security_.impersonationlevel = 3
	
	'Line below taken from example in http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa393067(VS.85).aspx - Requesting WMI Data on a 64-bit Platform
	Set objReg = objWMIService.Get("StdRegProv") 

	'Code from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa393600(VS.85).aspx - SetStringValue Method of the StdRegProv Class
	
	strKeyPath = "SOFTWARE\TightVNC\Server"
	strValueName = "IpAccessControl"
	strValue = "0.0.0.0-255.255.255.255:2"
	
	' write string value to key    
	intResult = objReg.SetStringValue(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, strKeyPath, strValueName, strValue)

	If intResult = 0 Then

		SetTightVNCAsk = "Success"
 
	Else
	
		SetTightVNCAsk = "Failed"
	
	End If

	Set objReg = Nothing
	Set objWMIService = Nothing

End Function
</code>

=====Check if specific Windows Update is installed=====
<code vb>
Set objSession = CreateObject("Microsoft.Update.Session")
Set objSearcher = objSession.CreateUpdateSearcher
intHistoryCount = objSearcher.GetTotalHistoryCount

Set colHistory = objSearcher.QueryHistory(0, intHistoryCount)

strStatus = "empty"

For Each objEntry in colHistory

	'Operation
	'1 = Installation
	'2 = Uninstallation

	'ResultCode
	'0 = not started.
	'1 = in progress.
	'2 = completed successfully.
	'3 = completed, but one or more errors occurred."
	'4 = failed to complete
	'5 = aborted
    
	If InStr(objEntry.Title, "KB958830") > 0 And objEntry.Operation = 1 And objEntry.ResultCode = 2 Then

		strStatus = "Found"		

	End If


Next

If strStatus = "Found" Then

	WScript.Echo "Found update KB958830."

Else
	
	WScript.Echo "Did not find KB958830."

End If

Set colHistory = Nothing
Set objSearcher = Nothing
Set objSession = Nothing

</code>
Based on code from:[[http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee692834.aspx|Microsoft TechNet - Tales from the Script - July 2005]] see also [[http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa387099(VS.85).aspx|msdn - Windows Update Agent API]] \\