Comments on: PowerShell: A Better CMD.EXE http://www.cyprich.com/2009/02/03/powershell-a-better-cmdexe/ Occasionally Relevant Insights from a Software Builder Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:52:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Johan Cyprich http://www.cyprich.com/2009/02/03/powershell-a-better-cmdexe/comment-page-1/#comment-173576 Johan Cyprich Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:44:29 +0000 http://www.cyprich.com/2009/02/03/powershell-a-better-cmdexe/#comment-173576 PowerShell would be great to replace all of the batch files I'm using on the Windows 2000 site, but I could also write simple apps in C# to do the same thing. A great addition to PowerShell would be to have a choice to use any .NET language for scripting. I found examples in C# using Add-Type, but couldn't get them to work. PowerShell would be great to replace all of the batch files I’m using on the Windows 2000 site, but I could also write simple apps in C# to do the same thing.

A great addition to PowerShell would be to have a choice to use any .NET language for scripting. I found examples in C# using Add-Type, but couldn’t get them to work.

]]> By: Jeffery Hicks http://www.cyprich.com/2009/02/03/powershell-a-better-cmdexe/comment-page-1/#comment-173575 Jeffery Hicks Sun, 08 Feb 2009 14:12:40 +0000 http://www.cyprich.com/2009/02/03/powershell-a-better-cmdexe/#comment-173575 I needed to make sure your readers didn't get the impression that Microsoft was offering them a version choice, because they really aren't. Personally, I wouldn't take the risk of run pre-pre release software in a production environment. And unfortunately, I doubt you will ever see a version of PowerShell supported on Windows 2000, at least not from Microsoft. The features they are adding just can't be retrofitted to Windows 2000. They have plenty of work just getting PowerShell v2 features to run on Windows XP and Windows 2003. I needed to make sure your readers didn’t get the impression that Microsoft was offering them a version choice, because they really aren’t. Personally, I wouldn’t take the risk of run pre-pre release software in a production environment.

And unfortunately, I doubt you will ever see a version of PowerShell supported on Windows 2000, at least not from Microsoft. The features they are adding just can’t be retrofitted to Windows 2000. They have plenty of work just getting PowerShell v2 features to run on Windows XP and Windows 2003.

]]> By: Johan Cyprich http://www.cyprich.com/2009/02/03/powershell-a-better-cmdexe/comment-page-1/#comment-173573 Johan Cyprich Sun, 08 Feb 2009 01:20:07 +0000 http://www.cyprich.com/2009/02/03/powershell-a-better-cmdexe/#comment-173573 Jeffery, I learned PowerShell with v1.0 but I decided to use 2.0 for the extra functionality it provided. While its not meant for use in a production environment, I'm using it in one with caution. I hope that Microsoft will create a version of PowerShell that runs in Windows 2000 since I'm administering one server which could use the better scripting. Jeffery, I learned PowerShell with v1.0 but I decided to use 2.0 for the extra functionality it provided. While its not meant for use in a production environment, I’m using it in one with caution.

I hope that Microsoft will create a version of PowerShell that runs in Windows 2000 since I’m administering one server which could use the better scripting.

]]> By: Johan Cyprich http://www.cyprich.com/2009/02/03/powershell-a-better-cmdexe/comment-page-1/#comment-173569 Johan Cyprich Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:12:53 +0000 http://www.cyprich.com/2009/02/03/powershell-a-better-cmdexe/#comment-173569 PowerShell would make Windows more appealing to UNIX systems administrators. PowerShell would make Windows more appealing to UNIX systems administrators.

]]> By: Anupam Kumar http://www.cyprich.com/2009/02/03/powershell-a-better-cmdexe/comment-page-1/#comment-173565 Anupam Kumar Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:56:26 +0000 http://www.cyprich.com/2009/02/03/powershell-a-better-cmdexe/#comment-173565 I downloaded and installed Microsoft’s PowerShell. I found it quit intreasting and useful. It gives a UNIX flavour. I downloaded and installed Microsoft’s PowerShell. I found it quit intreasting and useful. It gives a UNIX flavour.

]]> By: Jeffery Hicks http://www.cyprich.com/2009/02/03/powershell-a-better-cmdexe/comment-page-1/#comment-173562 Jeffery Hicks Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:59:34 +0000 http://www.cyprich.com/2009/02/03/powershell-a-better-cmdexe/#comment-173562 While PowerShell v2.0 has a wealth of new features it is NOT supported in a production environment. Technically it is not even an alpha product yet and things can change. You won't waste any time learning PowerShell v1.0 as basic concepts and core cmdlets don't really change. PowerShell v2.0 simply adds a lot of new stuff to the mix. Jeffery Hicks Microsoft PowerShell MVP http://blog.sapien.com follow me: http://www.twitter.com/JeffHicks "Those who forget to script are doomed to repeat their work." Now Available: Managing Active Directory With Windows PowerShell: TFM While PowerShell v2.0 has a wealth of new features it is NOT supported in a production environment. Technically it is not even an alpha product yet and things can change. You won’t waste any time learning PowerShell v1.0 as basic concepts and core cmdlets don’t really change. PowerShell v2.0 simply adds a lot of new stuff to the mix.

Jeffery Hicks
Microsoft PowerShell MVP
http://blog.sapien.com
follow me: http://www.twitter.com/JeffHicks

“Those who forget to script are doomed to repeat their work.”

Now Available: Managing Active Directory With Windows PowerShell: TFM

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