hi. i want to know which scripting language can tweak or customize xp

[meatmeatof]

Hi. i want to learn scripting. But i don't know what script language i should learn.
i am a comp technician. Each time i installed a fresh xp and need to do the following:
I have xp ghost image with software package installed. However, Alot of time i installed fresh xp from the scratch for whatever reason. And i have installed software and customize the desktop.
i want to write some scripts which are able to do the following task:
-tweak or customize the windows xp
-auto backup microsoft outlook and outlook express data or windows live mail.
-a script which is able to copy sysinternals programs into the PC and auto configure environment variable for ready to use and troubleshooting.

are scripts able to do those task? it's ok to dividd them to many script. At least i don't need to "click click click click...........

 

[dm4ever]

A lot of these things can be handled by VBScript.

I'd recommend you start here

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/scripts/default.mspx?mfr=true

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dm4ever
My philosophy: K.I.S.S - Keep It Simple Stupid

 

[markdmac]

Get yourself a copy of Scriptomatic (free from Microsoft). It will help you get started.

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

Mark

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