Windows Script Host (WSH) is available on most Windows machines and will run Visual Basic Scripting Language (VBScript) programs. To determine if it is installed, open a CMD (DOS) window and type "cscript" or "wscript" at the prompt. If nothing happens or the following error messages result, then it's probably not installed:

'cscript' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

'wscript' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

Copy the following code using Notepad and save it into a handy directory as "hello.vbs" (or use "Edit" from the CMD window you may already have open):

WScript.Echo "Hello World!"

Open a CMD window (if not already still open) and navigate to the directory with the "hello.vbs" file. Type "cscript hello.vbs" and you should be rewarded with:

Hello World!

Type "wscript hello.vbs" and you should be greeted with