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December 22, 2005Dec 22, 200512/22/05Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I retrieve the path to the Program Files folder on a computer?— CC
Hey, CC. How can you retrieve the path to the Program Files folder on a computer? Well, to be honest, not as easily as we thought you could.
December 21, 2005Dec 21, 200512/21/05Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I change the footer in an Excel spreadsheet?— JA
Hey, JA. Ah, a trick question, huh? As it turns out, there’s no such thing as the footer in Excel; instead, Excel has three different footers: the left footer,
December 20, 2005Dec 20, 200512/20/05Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I get the “grandparent” of an object in Active Directory?— JG
Hey, JG. Wait a second: is this “grandparent” thing some sneaky reference to the fact that the Scripting Guys (well, except for Jean, of course) are all starting to show their age a bit?
December 19, 2005Dec 19, 200512/19/05Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I delete the C$ share from a computer?— RB
Hey, RB. One quick clarification here: we can tell you how to temporarily delete the C$ share from a computer. However, the share will automatically be recreated any time the Server service is stopped and then restarted,
December 16, 2005Dec 16, 200512/16/05Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I create an HTA that doesn’t have a Close button in the title bar?— AK
Hey, AK. You know, you’ve presented us with a great moral and ethical quandary. After all, suppose we answer this question: suddenly the world might be inundated with HTAs that couldn’t be closed.
