Learning Basics in Windows Scripting

I am trying to learn some basics in windows scripting.

What I am thinking like, If you are doing some similar work in some application in different times, Why can't we make it automated?

Ex:
1) For some mail, we know that, we will send the same content whenever it comes from some particular id. Can't we automate it?
2) We are running some java application and i will do some similar procedure every time, can't we automate the process?

Currently I am learning Windows Scripting.


References:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/scriptcenter/dd940112.aspx

Please post comments if you have any idea