I scored myself Windows Script Host to learn the fundamentals. Followed that up with ADSI Scripting for System Administration for reference.

I've tried Google, I've tried the search, and I can't find anything good on shell scripting in Windows NT/2000/XP. (Plenty on WSH scripting, but that's not what I want.)I'm trying to set up a ...

* Windows Scripting Host (WSH) is the scripting engine that creates an environment upon which scripts can execute on a Windows system.

Windows PowerShell includes an interactive prompt and a scripting environment that can be used independently or in combination," Microsoft explains.