Re: Win32_Processnot visible on remote machine

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Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 16:15:42 -0500

I should have read a little more closely (el rute and Michael Harris).

If this is turned off, is it available through the straight API?

NayJo
"NayJo" <CrawNOSPAMforMEford@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> I am starting a process on a remote machine using the exec.vbs script
> included with the Windows 2000 Resource Kit. This script uses WMI to
start
> a Win32_Process on a remote machine. The process I start waits for an
event
> then it displays a window and runs a batch file in a separate command
> window. Both windows are there to show the progress of the application.
> Successful completion of the task results in a system reboot.
>
> If I run this program from Explorer then I do see the windows. But if I
> start the program from a remote machine using exec.vbs the program runs
> successfully but never displays anything that I can see.
>
> It is almost as if the program is running on another desktop. How do I
make
> it visible to the user?
>
> I hope that MS does not mind me posting a little code here but I assume
this
> may be the relevant portion - as I've said the process is created - it is
> just not visible.
>
> '---------------------
> ' From exec.vbs Version 1.0
> '* Copyright (C) 1999 Microsoft Corporation
>
> '---------------------
> ' To connect to WMI...
> 'Create Locator object to connect to remote CIM object manager
> Set objLocator = CreateObject("WbemScripting.SWbemLocator")
> If Err.Number then
> Call Wscript.Echo( "Error 0x" & CStr(Hex(Err.Number)) & _
> " occurred in creating a locator object." )
> If Err.Description <> "" Then
> Call Wscript.Echo( "Error description: " & Err.Description &
> "." )
> End If
> Err.Clear
> blnConnect = True 'An error occurred
> Exit Function
> End If
>
> 'Connect to the namespace which is either local or remote
> Set objService = objLocator.ConnectServer (strServer, strNameSpace, _
> strUserName, strPassword)
> ObjService.Security_.impersonationlevel = 3
> '---------------------
> ' To create the process... (J)
> '---------------------
> strMessage = ""
> intProcessId = 0
>
> Set objInstance = objService.Get("Win32_Process")
> If blnErrorOccurred(" occurred getting a " & _
> " Win32_Process class object.") Then Exit Sub
>
> If objInstance is nothing Then Exit Sub
>
> intStatus = objInstance.Create(strCommand, null, null, intProcessId)
> If blnErrorOccurred(" occurred in creating process " & _
> strCommand & ".") Then Exit Sub
>
>
> '---------------------
> Is it security related or process related? Many thanks in advance.
>
> John C.
>
>

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