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The Script Center Script Repository: Sample Python Scripts

The Script Repository categorizes the best sample scripts designed to run on Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. The categories listed below connect you to sample scripts written using Python for Windows. For sample scripts written using VBScript, please visit the Script Repository home page.

If you’d like more information about the new non-VBScript scripts found in the Script Center, please see the Additional Scripting Languages FAQ. And if you’d like to see all the Python scripts, without having to click through all the categories, then visit the Master Index page for Python scripts.
• Active Directory

Sample scripts for managing Active Directory and Active Directory objects.
• Applications

Sample scripts for managing software and applications on servers and client computers.
• Desktop Management

Sample scripts for managing such things as desktop settings, computer startup and shutdown, and System Restore.
• Hardware

Sample scripts for managing and monitoring computer hardware.
• Logs

Sample scripts for managing event logs and plain-text log files.
• Networking

Sample scripts for managing and monitoring network configurations and network applications.
• Operating System

Sample scripts for managing and monitoring the Windows operating system.
• Printing

Sample scripts for managing printers, print jobs, print servers, and other parts of the Windows printing infrastructure.
• Scripting Techniques

Sample scripts demonstrating a wide variety of scripting tips, tricks, and techniques useful to script writers.
• Service Packs and Hot Fixes

Sample scripts for retrieving information about service packs and hot fixes installed on a computer.
• Storage

Sample scripts for managing files, folders, file systems, and storage devices.
• Terminal Server

Sample scripts for managing Windows Terminal Server.