I have looked at the MS Script Editor in Office 2003 referred to on p.32 of VBScript - 3rd Edition. It is opened within Word, say and setup to generate scripts embedded in that application. Can I use the MS Script Editor in a standalone manner, not tied to a particular Office application? Just open it like NotePad and edit my .vbs file? I want to use VBScripts solely in Windows to help manage PC's on a LAN, manipulating files/folders, logon scripts,...

I am used to the VBA IDE and want to use a similar editing environment, replete with auto-typing, contextual indentation, syntax checking, variable verification, and so on. I've looked at 'jedit' briefly - out of the 'box' it doesn't do as the VBA editors do. I'd be happy to get advice on what third-party product to use if the MS offering is not appropriate.