Vista - get-wmiobject Win32_QuickFixEngineering doesn't show patch

Hi,

When I try to verify my office patch install, I don't see it but when I go
to add/remove programs, it does show it. Can someone tell me how to verify
Office updates via PS?

$server = testserver
get-wmiobject -class "Win32_QuickFixEngineering" -namespace "root\CIMV2" `
-computername $server |select-string KB933688

Thanks,

Frank wrote:
> Hi,
>
> When I try to verify my office patch install, I don't see it but when I go
> to add/remove programs, it does show it. Can someone tell me how to verify
> Office updates via PS?
>
> $server = testserver
> get-wmiobject -class "Win32_QuickFixEngineering" -namespace "root\CIMV2" `
> -computername $server |select-string KB933688
>
> Thanks,
>
>

Can you look in the registry? Try here:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

The subkeys of that key are the items that show up in Add/Remove programs.

Trevor Sullivan
MCP
http://develnet.blogspot.com

might be worth navigating to
HKLM:\software\microsoft\updates

as seeing what is there
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"Frank" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> When I try to verify my office patch install, I don't see it but when I go
> to add/remove programs, it does show it. Can someone tell me how to verify
> Office updates via PS?
>
> $server = testserver
> get-wmiobject -class "Win32_QuickFixEngineering" -namespace "root\CIMV2" `
> -computername $server |select-string KB933688
>
> Thanks,
>
>

Is this possible to do this remotely via wmi?


"Trevor Sullivan" wrote:

> Frank wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > When I try to verify my office patch install, I don't see it but when I go
> > to add/remove programs, it does show it. Can someone tell me how to verify
> > Office updates via PS?
> >
> > $server = testserver
> > get-wmiobject -class "Win32_QuickFixEngineering" -namespace "root\CIMV2" `
> > -computername $server |select-string KB933688
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >
>
> Can you look in the registry? Try here:
>
> HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
>
> The subkeys of that key are the items that show up in Add/Remove programs.
>
> Trevor Sullivan
> MCP
> http://develnet.blogspot.com
>

Reg access via WMI remotely... I would say no, but you can get remote
regkeys

$server = "server name"
$kb = "HotfixID"

$remoteReg =
[Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey]::OpenRemoteBaseKey([Microsoft.Win32.RegistryHive]::LocalMachine,$server)
$subKey =
$remoteReg.OpenSubKey("Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall")
$subKey.GetSubKeyNames() | ?{$_ -match $kb}

More Info
http://bsonposh.com/modules/wordpress/?p=7

"Frank" <Frank@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:93556314-6DAE-4E74-A5C0-F9D4D2F069EC@microsoft.com...
> Is this possible to do this remotely via wmi?
>
>
> "Trevor Sullivan" wrote:
>
>> Frank wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > When I try to verify my office patch install, I don't see it but when I
>> > go
>> > to add/remove programs, it does show it. Can someone tell me how to
>> > verify
>> > Office updates via PS?
>> >
>> > $server = testserver
>> > get-wmiobject -class "Win32_QuickFixEngineering" -namespace
>> > "root\CIMV2" `
>> > -computername $server |select-string KB933688
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> >
>>
>> Can you look in the registry? Try here:
>>
>> HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
>>
>> The subkeys of that key are the items that show up in Add/Remove
>> programs.
>>
>> Trevor Sullivan
>> MCP
>> http://develnet.blogspot.com
>>