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Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast we talk to developer James Brundge from the PowerShell test team

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          [PowerShell Pack released](http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/archive/2009/10/15/introducing-the-windows-7-resource-kit-powershell-pack.aspx)!


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          Brandon Shell has [released a beta](http://bsonposh.com/archives/1051) of his BSonPosh module


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          Newly re-minted PS MVP Thomas Lee has been busy creating [PowerShell samples in MSDN](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/tags-cloud.aspx?tag=powershell+code)


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          User Group news: 


              Central Ohio PUG has [a meeting coming up](http://centralohiopug.wordpress.com/2009/10/01/november-copug-meeting/) on Nov 12th


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              Watch out for the forthcoming ATLPUG! [A LinkedIn group](http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2379241) has been created to help bring those interested together.

        Interview

        Links







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            [http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/archive/2009/10/15/introducing-the-windows-7-resource-kit-powershell-pack.aspx](http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/archive/2009/10/15/introducing-the-windows-7-resource-kit-powershell-pack.aspx)


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            [http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/PowerShellPack](http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/PowerShellPack)


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            [http://blogs.msdn.com/mediaandmicrocode/](http://blogs.msdn.com/mediaandmicrocode/)

        Questions







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            leksandar: ## why has he chosen .msi as diployment format?


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            Jaykul: ## Can there be a .zip for deployment too?


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            slipsec: ##Task schedular 2.0 only? or will it work on all my win2003 boxen?


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            aleksandar: ## first PowerShellPack video is up. how many have you recorded? one for every module?


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            aleksandar: ## could we run PowerShellPack modules on WinXP box with V2? or at least some of them?


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            AndrewTearle: ## if u get warning on win 7 as admin or user - where do you look ?


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            PowershellJedi: is there going to be a MSI for WindowsManagemet to help use deploy it thru out a network ???


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            meson-1: ## Can the community submit new scripts or corrections to be included in future releases?


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            PowershellJedi: ##Azure via Powershell?


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            juneb: RT ## can you ask James if he'll post an update to the powershell blog post with a workaround for folks with pscx problems?


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            aleksandar: ## why do scripts in PowerShellPack lack #requires -version 2 statement?


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            Jaykul: ## let's be clear, it's not "effectively" open source, it's *actually* open source.


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            Jaykul: ## apparently with a couple of exceptions?


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            Jaykul: ## Do you know off the top of your head what binary bits are in there that are exempted from the MS-PL license?


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            PowershellJedi: ## can you script the windows 7 background slide show on remote W7 computers