Reviews of Windows PowerShell

1. 
   DudeBoyz

   Reviewing 2.0 Community Technology Preview 3 (Jan 26, 2009)

   I wish this would be extended to work outside of the core Windows environment as well - executed prior to the loading of Windows so you were able to apply these functions to a static OS deployment. Basically, make it a bootable environment (command line or character based GUI not requiring dedicated graphics drivers) so you can work on a Windows installation that may be damaged or more efficiently handled without concern for open processes / files. Not remove any functionality but simply enhance the concept and broaden its capabilities.
   
   That said, what it does do it does pretty well, though it may be a daunting ramp-up for some. But once you invest the time and energy to learn how to take advantage of the commands, syntax, etc. you can do some pretty cool batch maintenance procedures and the like.
   
   Certainly a worthy effort that I hope continues to improve.
2. 
   bradingram

   Reviewing 2.0 CTP (Nov 6, 2007)

   Fortunately - i have installed this after reinstaling windows (xp) , so did not have any issues with removing v1 , which seems to have happened based on an earlier post .
   
   works fine - love the graphical option
   
   my only gripe - is that if you move/rename start menu group - when you run the app - it wants to access the original .msi and reinstall the original start menu group again !!
   
   i think this is something that ms loves to do , as if i remember correctly Messenger/live/v8 does too.... but we wont get into the politics
3. 
   The MAZZTer

   Reviewing 2.0 CTP (Nov 6, 2007)

   If you cannot remove Windows PowerShell v1.0 through the Add/Remove Software Control Panel, read this:
   
   http://blogs.msdn.com/po...indows-server-2003.aspx
   
   Note that you will need some version of Visual Studio 2005 (use the shortcut for the Visual Studio 2005 command prompt) to uninstall the .NET assemblies. If gacutil /u does not work you will need to remove ALL values called "PowerShell Setup" from the registry under HKLM\Software/Microosft/Fusion/References. Then gacutil /u will function.
4. 
   zridling

   Reviewing 1.0 (May 17, 2007)

   This links to Windows 2003 Server.
5. 
   andrewbmoore

   Reviewing 1.0 (May 3, 2007)

   Very useful and there is a growing community of people writing plugins and scripts for it. And to those who rate this poor simply because they hate Microsoft (yet haven't even used the product), it's people like you who add "ratings pollution" to such a great site like FileForum. Make this site better by adding useful comments and save the trolling for message boards, please.

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