Download and Installation
Windows Me and Windows 98 Second Edition include WMI as a core component of the operating system. Running WMI on these systems, therefore, requires no special installation process. In contrast, the other platforms do not come with WMI by default; to use it, you need to download the latest version (v1.5) from Microsoft’s web site. Currently, the relevant files can be found under the Windows Development section of the MSDN downloads web site. Because the specific location on the site might change from time to time, the safest plan is to go to http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/default.asp and search for “WMI.” Find the WMI “core components” (v1.5) and download them. A single self-extracting executable contains the WMI ...
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