[gptalk] Re: WMI Filter
- From: Thorbjörn Sjövold <thorbjorn.sjovold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 21:01:44 +0100
Actually you can check for IE settings with WMI but you need to use another
namespace than the commonly used root\CIMV2 namespace, namely :
root\CIMV2\Applications\MicrosoftIE
and the WQL query would look something like this:
SELECT * FROM MicrosoftIE_Summary WHERE Version LIKE "6%"
I just noted that this namespace does not exist on my Vista box when I was
going to hit WBEMTEST with it, but I know it does on XP/2003 and since Vista
comes with IE7 this is not a problem here since it will return 0 hits, i.e.
false, if it fails to connect to the namespace and thus the test will be valid
on a Vista too since there is no IE6 on Vista, although your additional XP/2003
test would take care of that anyway. I believe Darren have a tool on the GPOGUY
web site that lets you test WMI Filters that you can use to verify my syntax
on a XP/2003 box unless you like the torture yourself with WBEMTEST :)
Justin, do you need help with the other two as well, or was the IE6 WQL the one
were wondering about, since that one is pretty tricky?
HTH,
Thorbjörn Sjövold
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From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Nelson, Jamie R Contr 72 CS/SCBNF
Sent: den 12 mars 2007 19:53
To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gptalk] Re: WMI Filter
I don't think you can write a filter to look for IE6. You would be better off
scripting out those checks before installing a patch.
//signed//
Jamie R Nelson
Systems Engineer
Ingenium Corporation
72 CS/SCBNF
405.739.2811 (DSN 339)
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From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Salandra, Justin A.
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 1:36 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gptalk] WMI Filter
How would you create az WMI Filter to accomplish all of this
* Internet Explorer 6
* Security update 918899
* Windows XP SP2 or Windows Server 2003 SP1
I want to install a patch but it requires that all the three exist first
Justin A. Salandra
MCSE Windows 2000 and 2003
Network and Technology Services Manager
Catholic Health Care System
646.505.3681
cell 917.455.0110
jasalandra@xxxxxxxxxxx
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