PowerShell: The Great Problem Solver

Check out my post at Powershell Magazine

http://www.powershellmagazine.com/2012/03/28/powershell-the-great-problem-solver/

Microsoft Script Explorer for Windows PowerShell

Fun new tool.

http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/03/14/check-out-microsoft-script-explorer-for-windows-powershell-pre-release.aspx

Install Print Server Role and Import Printers

#Clear Screen
cls

#Remove lingering variables
Remove-Variable * -Force  -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

#Confirm that printbrm.exe is located in C:\Windows\System32\spool\tools\Printbrm.exe
#Import Server Manager module and add Printing roles
Import-Module ServerManager
Add-WindowsFeature "Print-Server", "Print-Services"

$SourceServer = 'SERVERNAME'
$backupdir = 'd:\AFScripts\PrinterSettings'

C:\Windows\System32\spool\tools\Printbrm.exe -s \\$SourceServer -r -f $backupdir

Export Printers to a New Print Server

#Clear Screen
cls

#Remove lingering variables
Remove-Variable * -Force  -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

#Confirm that printbrm.exe is located in C:\Windows\System32\spool\tools\Printbrm.exe
$SourceServer = 'SERVERNAME'
$backupdir = 'd:\Scripts\PrinterSettings'
C:\Windows\System32\spool\tools\Printbrm.exe -s \\$SourceServer -b -f $backupdir