Windows Management Instrumentation

Provides a common interface and object model to access management information about operating system, devices, applications and services.

Reference:

• Search Microsoft Support: Windows Management Instrumentation

In XPlite Professional you can find Windows Management Instrumentation under the group titled  - Advanced Components -.

Install Windows Management Instrumentation:

Windows Management Instrumentation is a stand-alone component. The function of Windows Management Instrumentation does not rely on any other XPlite Professional components and removing other components in XPlite Professional should not influence Windows Management Instrumentation.

Uninstall Windows Management Instrumentation:

The following components are dependent on Windows Management Instrumentation. If you remove Windows Management Instrumentation from your system using XPlite Professional you will also be required to uninstall the following components:

•  System Information
•  Security Center Background Service
•  System Restore
•  Terminal Services

Compatibility:

XPlite Professional can completely uninstall Windows Management Instrumentation and reinstall to repair Windows Management Instrumentation on:

• Windows XP Professional: orig, SP1, SP2
• Windows XP Home: orig, SP1, SP2
• Windows 2000 Professional: orig, SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4
• Windows 2003 Server: orig, SP1, SP2(coming!)

User Removal Statistics for Windows Management Instrumentation

XPlite:
Of 119 sampled Windows XP users, 99 left Windows Management Instrumentation installed and 20 people uninstalled Windows Management Instrumentation from their system.

2000lite:
Of 393 sampled Windows 2000 users, 16 left Windows Management Instrumentation installed and 9 people uninstalled it from their system. No data for another 368 users (advanced features hidden or incomplete log data).

Pro Users can help us collect these removal statistics.

1. In XPlite or 2000lite press to access preferences.
2. Ensure logging is on.
3. Check "Send component state data when checking for upgrades" on the Preferences tab.
4. Using the Check for Upgrades button on the About tab.

The information sent is the last block only of component installation state data - you can see this in the log as "option=1" or "option=0". No personal information is conveyed.