Tag: powershell

Programming Journey Entry 10: File limits and work arounds

The blog post explores the author's efforts to create a PowerShell script for zipping their extensive Steam game library. Facing limitations with the compress-archive cmdlet, particularly its 2 GB file size limit, the author considers alternatives like using VHDX files for more flexibility and dynamic updating of game folders, while also weighing different scripting options.

Programming Journey Entry 9: Planning the script out (an attempt was made)

All of these Programming Journey posts can be found in the associated category of this blog. PowerShell, again As mentioned in the last post and several others, I started a simple-sounding PowerShell script to zip my Steam game library. And mostly finished up until it collapsed like a house of cards (checkmate). At which time … Continue reading Programming Journey Entry 9: Planning the script out (an attempt was made) →

Programming Journey Entry 8: Parallel Power Processing Pre-cursor in PS

All of these Programming Journey posts can be found in the associated category of this blog. PowerShell, again As mentioned in the last programming journey post, I started a simple-sounding PowerShell script to zip my Steam game library. And mostly finished up until it collapsed like a house of cards (checkmate) at which time I … Continue reading Programming Journey Entry 8: Parallel Power Processing Pre-cursor in PS →

Programming Journey Entry 7: That time I wrote a PowerShell script

All of these Programming Journey posts can be found in the associated category of this blog. PowerShell, like programming As mentioned in the last programming journey post, I wanted to get into PowerShell as a language. Sometimes I still do some python, but the last few months have really been about PowerShell, version 7.x in … Continue reading Programming Journey Entry 7: That time I wrote a PowerShell script →

Programming Journey Entry 6: Picking PowerShell back up

All of these Programming Journey posts can be found in the associated category of this blog. Note: This is a post I wrote a long time ago (nearly two years) and apparently never got back around to. Since I'm picking up PowerShell again...again...I'm posting it. It's a little short (or unfinished), but the next post … Continue reading Programming Journey Entry 6: Picking PowerShell back up →

Extracting drivers from Windows

Since about 2014 (as I write this late-2019) I started buying these incredibly low-end and low-priced Intel Atom-based devices. There was something about a device running windows and coming in under $100 that never failed to fascinate me (actually I got a non-windows Atom device for around $45, as a novelty). Let me stop here … Continue reading Extracting drivers from Windows →

Windows auto-installing: background and introduction

Note: the below was written and left in a draft state nearly six months ago. It's probably a better idea to delete it and write something from scratch. Instead, I'm just going to post it. It's a little background on my prior windows automated installation experience. Also this entirely about XP/2003. This project is indirectly … Continue reading Windows auto-installing: background and introduction →