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Chapter 9, Server Explorer Hacks
#76 Enumerate Processes, Drives, Shares, and More
HACK
The Database Project is a valuable tool that can be used to make the manag-
ing of your databases easier and less prone to error.
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Enumerate Processes, Drives, Shares, and
More Hack #76
Using WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation), you can discover
information about a system’s drives, processes, printers, file shares, and
much more. Install and use the WMI extensions for the Visual Studio Server
Explorer.
To access WMI from the Server Explorer, you will first need to download
and install the WMI extensions for Server Explorer from http://msdn.
microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/downloads/list/wmi.asp. Versions are
currently available for Visual Studio .NET 2002 and Visual Studio .NET
2003.
You will need to have the appropriate permission on either
your local machine or the remote server to access WMI
classes. The permissions you need vary based on the WMI
class you are trying to access.
After you have installed these extensions, you will see two new nodes, Man-
agement Classes and Management Events, in the Server Explorer, as seen in
Figure 9-24.
Adding Classes
You can also see in Figure 9-24 a long list of the things you can interface
with through WMI. You can add even more classes by right-clicking on the
Management Classes node and choosing Add Classes. You will see the dia-
log shown in Figure 9-25 ...