[VBnet WMI] Win32_ComputerSystem: WMI System Information

	Visual Basic WMI System Services Win32_ComputerSystem: WMI System Information

Posted:	Monday March 05, 2002
Updated:	Monday November 28, 2011

Applies to:	VB5, VB6
Developed with:	VB6, Windows XP
OS restrictions:	Windows NT, 2000, XP. See Prerequisites below.
Author:	VBnet - Randy Birch

Prerequisites

Windows Script Host is built into Microsoft Windows 98, 2000, ME and XP. If you are running Windows 95 or NT4, you can download Windows Script Host from the Microsoft Windows Script Technologies Web site at http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting/. Some information is not returned on non-NT-based systems.

A reference set in Projects / References to the Microsoft WMI Scripting Library.

The Win32_ComputerSystem WMI class represents a computer system operating in a Windows environment.

This demo and illustration only show some of the available information from the class. For a complete listing see the table in the Comments section below. Note that some systems may not return information in all class properties.

BAS Module Code

None.

Form Code

To a form add a command button (Command1) and a listview (Listview1). Set a reference in Projects / References to the Microsoft WMI Scripting Library, and add the following to the form:

Option Explicit

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'/* Below used for listview column auto-resizing
Private Const LVM_FIRST As Long = &H1000
Private Const LVM_SETCOLUMNWIDTH As Long = (LVM_FIRST + 30)
Private Const LVSCW_AUTOSIZE As Long = -1
Private Const LVSCW_AUTOSIZE_USEHEADER As Long = -2

Private Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" _
   Alias "SendMessageA" _
  (ByVal hwnd As Long, _
   ByVal wMsg As Long, _
   ByVal wParam As Long, _
   lParam As Any) As Long


Private Sub Form_Load()

   With ListView1
      .ListItems.Clear
      .ColumnHeaders.Clear
      .View = lvwReport
      .Sorted = False
   End With
   
   Command1.Caption = "Computer System Info"
      
End Sub


Private Sub Command1_Click()

   ListView1.ListItems.Clear
   Call wmiComputerSystemInfo
   Call lvAutosizeControl(ListView1)
   
End Sub


Private Sub lvAutosizeControl(lv As ListView)

   Dim col2adjust As Long

  '/* Size each column based on the maximum of
  '/* EITHER the columnheader text width, or,
  '/* if the items below it are wider, the
  '/* widest list item in the column
   For col2adjust = 0 To lv.ColumnHeaders.Count - 1
   
      Call SendMessage(lv.hwnd, _
                       LVM_SETCOLUMNWIDTH, _
                       col2adjust, _
                       ByVal LVSCW_AUTOSIZE_USEHEADER)

   Next
   
End Sub


Private Sub wmiComputerSystemInfo()

   Dim ComputerSystemSet As SWbemObjectSet
   Dim css As SWbemObject
   Dim thiscol As Long
   Dim itmx As ListItem
   Dim msg As String
   Dim cnt As Long
 
   Set ComputerSystemSet = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}"). _
                                                InstancesOf("Win32_ComputerSystem")
                                                
  'add a first column and initial parameters
   With ListView1
      .ListItems.Clear
      .View = lvwReport
      .Sorted = False
      .ColumnHeaders.Clear
      .ColumnHeaders.Add , , "WMI ComputerSystem Property"
      
      'add class properties to column 1
      .ListItems.Add , , "AdminPasswordStatus"
      .ListItems.Add , , "AutomaticResetBootOption"
      .ListItems.Add , , "AutomaticResetCapability"
      .ListItems.Add , , "BootROMSupported"
      .ListItems.Add , , "BootupState"
      .ListItems.Add , , "Caption"
      .ListItems.Add , , "ChassisBootupState"
      .ListItems.Add , , "CurrentTimeZone"
      .ListItems.Add , , "DaylightInEffect"
      .ListItems.Add , , "Description"
      .ListItems.Add , , "Domain"
      .ListItems.Add , , "DomainRole"
      .ListItems.Add , , "EnableDaylightSavingsTime"
      .ListItems.Add , , "FrontPanelResetStatus"
      .ListItems.Add , , "InfraredSupported"
      .ListItems.Add , , "KeyboardPasswordStatus"
      .ListItems.Add , , "Manufacturer"
      .ListItems.Add , , "Model"
      .ListItems.Add , , "Name"
      .ListItems.Add , , "NetworkServerModeEnabled"
      .ListItems.Add , , "NumberOfProcessors"
      .ListItems.Add , , "PartOfDomain"
      .ListItems.Add , , "PauseAfterReset"
      .ListItems.Add , , "PowerOnPasswordStatus"
      .ListItems.Add , , "PowerState"
      .ListItems.Add , , "PowerSupplyState"
      .ListItems.Add , , "PrimaryOwnerName"
      .ListItems.Add , , "ResetCapability"
      .ListItems.Add , , "ResetCount"
      .ListItems.Add , , "ResetLimit"
      .ListItems.Add , , "Status"
      .ListItems.Add , , "SystemStartupDelay"
      .ListItems.Add , , "SystemStartupSetting"
      .ListItems.Add , , "SystemType"
      .ListItems.Add , , "ThermalState"
      .ListItems.Add , , "TotalPhysicalMemory"
      .ListItems.Add , , "UserName"
      .ListItems.Add , , "WakeUpType"

   End With
      
   For Each css In ComputerSystemSet

      With ListView1
         .ColumnHeaders.Add , , css.Name
         thiscol = (.ColumnHeaders.Count - 1)
         
         Select Case css.AdminPasswordStatus
            Case 0: msg = "Disabled"
            Case 1: msg = "Enabled"
            Case 2: msg = "Not Implemented"
            Case 3: msg = "Unknown"
            Case Else: msg = ""
         End Select
         .ListItems(1).SubItems(thiscol) = msg
         
         .ListItems(2).SubItems(thiscol) = css.AutomaticResetBootOption
         .ListItems(3).SubItems(thiscol) = css.AutomaticResetCapability
         .ListItems(4).SubItems(thiscol) = css.BootROMSupported
         .ListItems(5).SubItems(thiscol) = css.BootupState
         .ListItems(6).SubItems(thiscol) = css.Caption
         
         Select Case css.ChassisBootupState
            Case 1: msg = "Other"
            Case 2: msg = "Unknown"
            Case 3: msg = "Safe"
            Case 4: msg = "Warning"
            Case 5: msg = "Critical"
            Case 6: msg = "Non-recoverable"
            Case Else: msg = ""
         End Select
         .ListItems(7).SubItems(thiscol) = msg
         
         .ListItems(8).SubItems(thiscol) = css.CurrentTimeZone
         .ListItems(9).SubItems(thiscol) = css.DaylightInEffect
         .ListItems(10).SubItems(thiscol) = css.Description
         .ListItems(11).SubItems(thiscol) = css.Domain
            
         Select Case css.DomainRole
            Case 0: msg = "Standalone Workstation"
            Case 1: msg = "Member Workstation"
            Case 2: msg = "Standalone Server"
            Case 3: msg = "Member Server"
            Case 4: msg = "Backup Domain Controller"
            Case 5: msg = "Primary Domain Controller"
            Case Else: msg = ""
         End Select
         .ListItems(12).SubItems(thiscol) = msg
        
        'The next item is available on Windows XP or later only. 
        'You will receive error 438 if the OS is less than Windows XP.
         .ListItems(13).SubItems(thiscol) = css.EnableDaylightSavingsTime  
         
         Select Case css.FrontPanelResetStatus
            Case 0: msg = "Disabled"
            Case 1: msg = "Enabled"
            Case 2: msg = "Not Implemented"
            Case 3: msg = "Unknown"
            Case Else: msg = ""
         End Select
         .ListItems(14).SubItems(thiscol) = msg
         
         .ListItems(15).SubItems(thiscol) = css.InfraredSupported
         
         Select Case css.KeyboardPasswordStatus
            Case 0: msg = "Disabled"
            Case 1: msg = "Enabled"
            Case 2: msg = "Not Implemented"
            Case 3: msg = "Unknown"
            Case Else: msg = ""
         End Select
         .ListItems(16).SubItems(thiscol) = msg

         .ListItems(17).SubItems(thiscol) = css.Manufacturer
         .ListItems(18).SubItems(thiscol) = css.Model
         .ListItems(19).SubItems(thiscol) = css.Name
         .ListItems(20).SubItems(thiscol) = css.NetworkServerModeEnabled
         .ListItems(21).SubItems(thiscol) = css.NumberOfProcessors

        'The next item is available on Windows XP or later only. 
        'You will receive error 438 if the OS is less than Windows XP.         
         .ListItems(22).SubItems(thiscol) = css.PartOfDomain
         
         .ListItems(23).SubItems(thiscol) = css.PauseAfterReset

         Select Case css.PowerOnPasswordStatus
            Case 0: msg = "Disabled"
            Case 1: msg = "Enabled"
            Case 2: msg = "Not Implemented"
            Case 3: msg = "Unknown"
            Case Else: msg = ""
         End Select
         .ListItems(24).SubItems(thiscol) = msg
         
         Select Case css.PowerState
            Case 0: msg = "Unknown"
            Case 1: msg = "Full Power"
            Case 2: msg = "Power Save - Low Power Mode"
            Case 3: msg = "Power Save - Standby"
            Case 4: msg = "Power Save - Unknown"
            Case 5: msg = "Power Cycle"
            Case 6: msg = "Power Off"
            Case 7: msg = "Power Save - Warning"
            Case Else: msg = ""
         End Select
         .ListItems(25).SubItems(thiscol) = msg
         
          Select Case css.PowerSupplyState
            Case 1: msg = "Other"
            Case 2: msg = "Unknown"
            Case 3: msg = "Save"
            Case 4: msg = "Warning"
            Case 5: msg = "Critical"
            Case 6: msg = "Non-recoverable"
            Case Else: msg = ""
         End Select
         .ListItems(26).SubItems(thiscol) = msg
      
         .ListItems(27).SubItems(thiscol) = css.PrimaryOwnerName
      
          Select Case css.ResetCapability
            Case 1: msg = "Other"
            Case 2: msg = "Unknown"
            Case 3: msg = "Disabled"
            Case 4: msg = "Enabled"
            Case 5: msg = "Non-recoverable"
            Case Else: msg = ""
         End Select
         .ListItems(28).SubItems(thiscol) = msg

         .ListItems(29).SubItems(thiscol) = css.ResetCount
         .ListItems(30).SubItems(thiscol) = css.ResetLimit
         .ListItems(31).SubItems(thiscol) = css.Status
         .ListItems(32).SubItems(thiscol) = css.SystemStartupDelay
         .ListItems(33).SubItems(thiscol) = css.SystemStartupSetting
         .ListItems(34).SubItems(thiscol) = css.SystemType
         
          Select Case css.ThermalState
            Case 1: msg = "Other"
            Case 2: msg = "Unknown"
            Case 3: msg = "Safe"
            Case 4: msg = "Warning"
            Case 5: msg = "Critical"
            Case 6: msg = "Non-recoverable"
            Case Else: msg = ""
         End Select
         .ListItems(35).SubItems(thiscol) = msg
         
         .ListItems(36).SubItems(thiscol) = FormatNumber(css.TotalPhysicalMemory, 0)
         .ListItems(37).SubItems(thiscol) = css.UserName
         
          Select Case css.WakeUpType
            Case 0: msg = "Reserved"
            Case 1: msg = "Other"
            Case 2: msg = "Unknown"
            Case 3: msg = "APM Timer"
            Case 4: msg = "Modem Ring"
            Case 5: msg = "LAN Remote"
            Case 6: msg = "Power Switch"
            Case 7: msg = "PCI PME#"
            Case 8: msg = "AC Power Restored"
            Case Else: msg = ""
         End Select
         .ListItems(38).SubItems(thiscol) = msg
         
         For cnt = LBound(css.SystemStartupOptions) To UBound(css.SystemStartupOptions)
            Set itmx = ListView1.ListItems.Add(, , IIf(cnt = 0, "SystemStartupOptions", ""))
            itmx.SubItems(1) = css.SystemStartupOptions(cnt)
         Next
         
         For cnt = LBound(css.Roles) To UBound(css.Roles)
            Set itmx = ListView1.ListItems.Add(, , IIf(cnt = 0, "Roles", ""))
            itmx.SubItems(1) = css.Roles(cnt)
         Next

      End With
      
   Next

End Sub

Comments

All information returned in the Win32_ComputerSystem class (note that some systems may not return information in all class properties):

uint16	AdminPasswordStatus
boolean	AutomaticResetBootOption
boolean	AutomaticResetCapability
uint16	BootOptionOnLimit
uint16	BootOptionOnWatchDog
boolean	BootROMSupported
string	BootupState
string	Caption
uint16	ChassisBootupState
string	CreationClassName
sint16	CurrentTimeZone
boolean	DaylightInEffect
string	Description
string	Domain
uint16	DomainRole
boolean	EnableDaylightSavingsTime
uint16	FrontPanelResetStatus
boolean	InfraredSupported
string	InitialLoadInfo
datetime	InstallDate
uint16	KeyboardPasswordStatus
string	LastLoadInfo
string	Manufacturer
string	Model
string	Name
string	NameFormat
boolean	NetworkServerModeEnabled
uint32	NumberOfProcessors
uint8	OEMLogoBitmap[]
string	OEMStringArray[]
boolean	PartOfDomain
sint64	PauseAfterReset
uint16	PowerManagementCapabilities[]
boolean	PowerManagementSupported
uint16	PowerOnPasswordStatus
uint16	PowerState
uint16	PowerSupplyState
string	PrimaryOwnerContact
string	PrimaryOwnerName
uint16	ResetCapability
sint16	ResetCount
sint16	ResetLimit
string	Roles[]
string	Status
string	SupportContactDescription[]
uint16	SystemStartupDelay
string	SystemStartupOptions[]
uint8	SystemStartupSetting
string	SystemType
uint16	ThermalState
uint64	TotalPhysicalMemory
string	UserName
uint16	WakeUpType
string	Workgroup

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