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# 	File:  IsManagable.ps1
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Function IsManageable {
    param([string]$Computer,
    [System.Management.Automation.PSCredential]$credential)
    
    if ($credential) 
        {
    #use alternate credentials if supplied
          $sb={(Get-WmiObject win32_operatingsystem -computer $Computer `
    -credential $credential -erroraction SilentlyContinue).caption} 
         }
    else {
    #use existing credentials
        $sb={(Get-WmiObject win32_operatingsystem -computer $Computer `
    -erroraction SilentlyContinue).caption}
         }
    
     if (&$sb -IS [STRING])
        {
            Return $TRUE
        }
     else
        {
            Return $false
        }
} #end function