Helpful WMI Documentation
This Web-exclusive sidebar lists some sites within the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Online Library that contain helpful information about Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI).
June 15, 2000
Helpful WMI Documentation
Some parts of Windows Management Instrumentation's (WMI's) documentation are easier to get through than others. Here are some areas within the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Library (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp) that are helpful. I've included not only the URLs but also the navigation instructions in case the URLs change.
WMI Basics
URL: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/psdk/wmisdk/appprog_3bfp.htm
Navigation instructions: Platform SDK, Management Services, Windows Management Instrumentation, WMI Application Programming, Programming Basics for WMI Applications, Retrieving a WMI Class Instance
WMI Classes
URL: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/psdk/wmisdk/hmmclass_00j7.htm
Navigation instructions: Platform SDK, Management Services, Windows Management Instrumentation, WMI Reference, WMI Classes.
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