[gptalk] Re: Help with WMI Filter

Hello everyone,  WMI Filters are supported on Windows XP and Windows Server 
2003. Since they are not supported on Windows 2000, any WMI Filter associated 
with a GPO is ignored on this platform and the GPO is applied.


Take Care --John

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From: "Salandra, Justin A." <jasalandra@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> I am trying to create a WMI Filter so that only computers that match
> this filter will apply the policy.
> 
>  
> 
> My thought process here is to query the OS Caption = Windows 2000
> Professional, this way Windows XP and Windows 2003 computers will not
> bother to apply the policy and since Windows 2000 computers ignore WMI
> Filters anyway then it would only apply to those that I want it to apply
> to.
> 
>  
> 
> When I try to create the WMI Script, when I click on save I get an error
> message that says "a syntax error occurred trying to evaluate a query
> string".
> 
>  
> 
> I have pasted the script below.  I created this script using a WMI Code
> Creator that I downloaded off the Web.  Can anyone help?
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> strComputer = "." 
> 
> Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer &
> "\root\CIMV2") 
> 
> Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery( _
> 
>     "SELECT * FROM Win32_OperatingSystem WHERE Caption = 'Microsoft
> Windows 2000 Professional'",,48) 
> 
> For Each objItem in colItems 
> 
>     Wscript.Echo "-----------------------------------"
> 
>     Wscript.Echo "Win32_OperatingSystem instance"
> 
>     Wscript.Echo "-----------------------------------"
> 
>     Wscript.Echo "Caption: " & objItem.Caption
> 
> Next
> 
>  
> 
> Justin A. Salandra
> 
> MCSE Windows 2000 & 2003
> 
> Network and Technology Services Manager
> 
> Catholic Healthcare System
> 
> 646.505.3681 - office
> 
> 917.455.0110 - cell
> 
> jasalandra@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:jasalandra@xxxxxxxxxxx> 
> 
>  
> 
>
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I am trying to create a WMI Filter so that only computers that match this filter will apply the policy.

 

My thought process here is to query the OS Caption = Windows 2000 Professional, this way Windows XP and Windows 2003 computers will not  bother to apply the policy and since Windows 2000 computers ignore WMI Filters anyway then it would only apply to those that I want it to apply to.

 

When I try to create the WMI Script, when I click on save I get an error message that says “a syntax error occurred trying to evaluate a query string”.

 

I have pasted the script below.  I created this script using a WMI Code Creator that I downloaded off the Web.  Can anyone help?

 

 

 

 

strComputer = "."

Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\CIMV2")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery( _

    "SELECT * FROM Win32_OperatingSystem WHERE Caption = 'Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional'",,48)

For Each objItem in colItems

    Wscript.Echo "-----------------------------------"

    Wscript.Echo "Win32_OperatingSystem instance"

    Wscript.Echo "-----------------------------------"

    Wscript.Echo "Caption: " & objItem.Caption

Next

 

Justin A. Salandra

MCSE Windows 2000 & 2003

Network and Technology Services Manager

Catholic Healthcare System

646.505.3681 - office

917.455.0110 - cell

jasalandra@xxxxxxxxxxx

 


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