Microsoft Windows PowerShell 1.0 for Windows XP

Microsoft Windows PowerShell 1 for Windows XP is a new command-line shell and scripting language designed for system administration and automation. It includes more than 130 command-line tools (called "cmdlets") for performing common system administration tasks, such as managing services, processes, event logs, certificates, the registry, and using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). Command-line tools are designed to be easy to learn and easy to use with standard naming conventions and common parameters, and simple tools for sorting, filtering, and formatting data and objects.