Powershell Export-CSV as FileName with Date

Exporting data from powershell in to CSV format is easy. We can use the 'export-csv' cmdlet. However I got stuck trying to append the date to the filename of the CSV.

The tricky bit that I got stuck on was when i tried Get-date I tried like this thinking it would work.

$users | Export-Csv c:\temp\LNCUS-$(Get-Date -format dd-MM-yyyy) .csv -NoTypeInformation  

This failed with the following error

The error happens because the output from Get-Date is not in a string format. To fix this we just need to convert the date format to string by doing the following

$users | Export-Csv c:\temp\LNCUS-$((Get-Date).ToString('MM-dd-yyyy')).csv -NoTypeInformation

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How to restart the task sequence wizard in WINPE without having to reboot

If you make a mistake and cancel out the task sequence wizard in WinPE you can restart it without rebooting. Keep in mind this won't work everytime as it depends on where you failed your task sequence

TsBootShell.exe

To find it you might need to goto to the root of your WinPE drive and type

DIR TsBootShell.exe /s

It will normally be found in

X:\sms\bin\i386

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How to stop a Windows 7 PC from locking

You can stop a Windows 7 PC from locking by changing the following registry key

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System.
Create a new DWORD 32-bit value named DisableLockWorkstation and give it one of these values:• 1 – Disable Lock Workstation• 0 – Enable Lock Workstation

I found when testing this I did not need to restart for this setting to take effect. 

I found out this registry key the hard way when using a Lenovo BIOS update utility. When the Utility is updating the BIOS it locks the keyboard and mouse and also inserts that setting into the registry. However, it did not remove the registry key after the BIOS update. Therefore I was unable to lock my PC until I found out why. 

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Latitude gone, now Android Device Manager?

http://officialandroid.blogspot.com.au/2013/08/find-your-lost-phone-with-android.html



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Malcolm Turnbull confirms users will pay for high speed internet | Information, Gadgets, Mobile Phones News & Reviews | News.com.au

ahh no thanks Mr Turnbull I'll keep my NBN plan for now. 


"If you are in an area where you have fibre to the node … if you've got that and you still want to have fibre to your house, yes, that is possible - and that would be a charge of some thousands of dollars - but I don't think many people will ask for that because the speeds available over the fibre to the node network are so high," he said.

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/technology/malcolm-turnbull-confirms-users-will-pay-for-high-speed-internet/story-e6frfro0-1226685054172#ixzz2a7Uo5qYP

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Troubleshooting database growth issues in Configuration Manager 2007 - The Configuration Manager Support Team Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

Quick Tip;
 If you are running SQL 2008  you can very easily view table sizes in SQL management studio by simply right clicking the database goto Reports > Standard Reports > Disk Usage By Top Tables

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SCCM 2007 R2 - Policy table large and growing fast.

I've now seen this issue in a 2007 R3 environment.

SCCM 2007 R2 - Policy table large and growing fast.:

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