Appendix E. Useful links

These are the links that I’ve found useful during my investigations of PowerShell and while writing this book.

E.1. PowerShell downloads

.NET 2.0

32-BIT

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0856EACB-4362-4B0D-8EDD-AAB15C5E04F5&displaylang=en

64-BIT

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=B44A0000-ACF8-4FA1-AFFB-40E78D788B00&displaylang=en

.NET 3.5

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=AB99342F-5D1A-413D-8319-81DA479AB0D7&displaylang=en

Also download and install the hotfixes from:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959209

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c411b91e-4dab-4550-915c-e119204d0732&displaylang=en

PowerShell v1

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/management/powershell/download.mspx

PowerShell v2

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968929

Microsoft MSDN

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/w0x726c2.aspx

.NET class library

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms229335.aspx

.NET Classes

System.Random-random numbers:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/w0x726c2.aspx

System.Math—Math Functions

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.math.aspx

System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc135979.aspx

WMI classes

System.Management.Management Object:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.management.managementobject.aspx

System.Management.ManagementClass:

PowerShell

PowerShell blogs

Other PowerShell downloads

Code Sources

Podcasts

User Groups