W

-whatif argument, 7–8, 13t

WbemScriptingSWbemLocator method, 104–105, 104t

Where clauses, 131–132, 136

Where-Object cmdlet, 40, 46–47, 50, 57–58, 61, 63, 64

wild card operator (*), 15, 27–28

WIN32

Bios WMI class, 120–121

ComputerSystem WMI class, 93, 120–123, 130

Desktop WMI class, 112

Environment WMI class, 139

LogicalDisk WMI class, 85, 123–125

OperatingSystem WMI class, 130

processor values, 92, 92t

Product WMI class, 137

ScheduledJob WMI class, 74

Service WMI class, 133

Share WMI class, 126, 126t

Windows 2000

ADSI provider, 147t

default namespace, 103

sAMAccountName attribute in, 154

Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). See WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation)

Windows NT, ADSI provider, 147, 147t

Windows PowerShell. See PowerShell

Windows Server 2003. See Server 2003

Windows Vista. See Vista

Windows XP. See XP

WinNT provider, 147, 147t

WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation), 97–118.

See also querying WMI

connection to, 99, 104–105

connections, default, 119–120

model, 98

poorly-written scripts, impact of, 119

uses, 97–98

WMI classes

information on, 118

listing, 103–106

retrieving similarly-named properties, 113

types of, 103

WIN32_Bios, 120–121

WIN32_ComputerSystem, 93, 120–123, 130

WIN32_Desktop, 112

WIN32_Environment, 139

WIN32_LogicalDisk, 85, 123–125

WIN32_OperatingSystem, 130

WIN32_Product, 137

WIN32_ScheduledJob, 74

WIN32_Service, 133

WIN32_Share, 126, 126t

in WMI model, 98

working with, 103–111

WMI consumers, in WMI model, 98

WMI infrastructure, in WMI model, 98

WMI namespaces

default, 103, 119–120

definition of, 98

information on, 102

listing, 99–102

in WMI model, 98–99, 99

WMI providers

listing, 102, 102–103

role of, 102

in WMI model, 98

WMI repository, in WMI model, 98

WMI resources, in WMI model, 98

WMI service, in WMI model, 98

 WmiTemplate.ps1 script, 116–117

 WorkingWithPrinters.ps1 script, 116–117

 WorkWithErrors.ps1 script, 150–151

Write-Host cmdlet, 86–87, 86t, 129

wshNetwork object, 43, 44

wshShell object

creating, 37–38

object model, 36, 36

popup box production, 43