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Windows Script 5.7 comes with XP SP3, so if you are running XP SP3, Vista, or Server 2008, you already have WScript 5.7.

This is a relatively small upgrade compared to other releases but it does come with some performance improvements and bug fixes which are noted here.

If you want to download Windows Script 5.7 for these older operating systems, go here.

If you want more in depth information about this release, check out the KB article here.

Only do this as a last resort for a problematic application because it opens up security restrictions in a bad way on a computer system.

To disable UAC remote restrictions, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then press ENTER.
2. Locate and then click the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
3. If the LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy registry entry does not exist, follow these steps:
a. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
b. Type LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy, and then press ENTER.
4. Right-click LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy, and then click Modify.
5. In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.
6. Exit Registry Editor.

The LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy registry entry in the registry can have a value of 0 or of 1. These values change the behavior of the registry entry to the behavior that is described in the following table.

Value
0 This value builds a filtered token. This is the default value. The administrator credentials are removed.
1 This value builds an elevated token.

You can read more about this in detail, here.

If you are curious what fixes made it into XP SP3, take a look at KB article 946480.

FYI, this is a solid build. I have been running RC1 a few weeks and many of the annoying little quirks of the earlier versions are gone.

Grab a copy of Hyper-V RC1 for Windows 2008 x64 here.

To use the remote management on your Windows 2008 x64 Hyper-V RC1 server, install this update here.

Grab a copy of the management tools for Windows 2008 x86 here.

If you need the management console for non-Hyper-V systems, like Vista, you can grab those tools here.

Hopefully this isn't all too confusing - most people will only need the first update listed. The rest deal primarily with remote management.