Getting Information from WMI in Visual C++

Aamir Butt

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This is an article just to describe how to use WMI with Visual C++ 6. I had to do this for one of my projects and I finally came up with this solution. I hope this will be beneficial to others as well.

using_wmi.zip
- ReadMe.txt
- res
  - Using WMI.ico
  - Using WMI.rc2
- Resource.h
- StdAfx.cpp
- StdAfx.h
- Using WMI.clw
- Using WMI.cpp
- Using WMI.dsp
- Using WMI.dsw
- Using WMI.h
- Using WMI.rc
- Using WMI.sln
- Using WMI.vcproj
- Using WMIDlg.cpp
- Using WMIDlg.h
- Using_WMI
  - ReadMe.txt
  - res
    - Using WMI.ico
    - Using WMI.rc2
  - resource.h
  - StdAfx.cpp
  - StdAfx.h
  - Using WMI.clw
  - Using WMI.cpp
  - Using WMI.dsp
  - Using WMI.dsw
  - Using WMI.h
  - Using WMI.rc
  - Using WMI.sln
  - Using WMI.suo
  - Using WMI.vcproj
  - Using WMI.vcproj.RDX.RDXL1215.user
  - Using WMIDlg.cpp
  - Using WMIDlg.h
  - WbemUuid.Lib
- WbemUuid.Lib
Using_WMI_demo.zip
- Using WMI.exe
usingwmiexecutable.zip
- Using WMI.exe


Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 10.00
# Visual Studio 2008
Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "Using WMI", "Using WMI.vcproj", "{D19BF400-CC6E-44A6-9223-AF0C469B6D21}"
EndProject
Global
	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
		Debug|Win32 = Debug|Win32
		Release|Win32 = Release|Win32
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
		{D19BF400-CC6E-44A6-9223-AF0C469B6D21}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
		{D19BF400-CC6E-44A6-9223-AF0C469B6D21}.Debug|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
		{D19BF400-CC6E-44A6-9223-AF0C469B6D21}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
		{D19BF400-CC6E-44A6-9223-AF0C469B6D21}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
	EndGlobalSection
EndGlobal

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