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WMI filtering is a very neat tool. I personally find its syntax a little complicated. Recently I came across with this 2 line article. How to WMI Filter with computer name. Here is an example. select * from Win32_ComputerSystem where Name = ‘Computer Name’ If you are looking for more WMI Filter examples, this article has it all… http://blog.enx1.com/2011/07/03/wmi-gpo-filters-for-operating-system-types/ Here is another example of how to target Windows 7 by its architecture type (X86 or X64). This is great while deploying applications through Group Policy. Not all the applications are compatible both 32 and 64 bit, so you can target only 32bit or only 64bit computers with the help of this WMI query. Here is how it looks like to target only Windows 7 X86 Systems select * from Win32_OperatingSystem WHERE Version like "6.1%" AND ProductType="1" AND NOT OSArchitecture = "64-bit" Targeting Windows 7 X64 Systems select * from Win32_Operatin...

Deploying Java 7 Update 5 through your Organization with GPO and Scripts… Java is a critical component for your computer. A lot of software and web sites rely on the existing of Java on your computer. Probably, without even noticing, you are using Java either for playing Online games, or printing a document or using an application on a smartphone… While Java is a great technology and widely used, it can be harmful for your computer if you don’t keep it up to date. Because Java is an environment where it can execute commands, Oracle is working on the software in order to correct all the security issues. If you are responsible for your workstations on your company, than you are directly responsible to deploy and keep up to date Java. I consider Java as it’s a part of the OS. Speaking of the devil, Oracle has just updated Java to version 7 Update 5. Here, I’ll explain how to deploy this version to all of your computers at your company whether an older version is already installed...

After a long time, I finally motivated myself and wrote this article. As I spent a couple of hours trying to figure out how to find GUID of Java environment for a little deployment project, I realized that it’s not an easy task if you don’t know where to look. You can probably find a couple of third party applications which can do the job for you. But if you are like me and you don’t want another piece of software sitting on your computer for a one time shot then this article is for you… keep reading… Get your keyboards ready, we are going to use “PowerShell” or “Command Prompt”. We are going to use WMIC for this task. For more information about WMIC, click on the following link. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb742610.aspx By using this command here in “CMD” or “PowerShell” you will get a list of all programs on your computer with their “Globally Unique Identifiers”. wmic product list After running this command, it can take a couple of seconds before ...