July 25th, 2014

How do I obtain the computer manufacturer's name from C++?

Raymond Chen
Raymond Chen

Some time ago, I gave a scripting solution to the problem of obtaining the computer manufacturer and model. But what if you want to do this from C++?

I could translate the script into C++, or I could just point you to Creating a WMI Application Using C++ in MSDN. In particular, one of the WMI C++ Sample Applications does exactly what you want: Example: Creating a WMI Application. The only things you need to do are

  • change SELECT * FROM Win32_Process to SELECT * FROM Win32_ComputerSystem, and
  • change Name to Manufacturer, and then again to Model.
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Raymond Chen

Raymond has been involved in the evolution of Windows for more than 30 years. In 2003, he began a Web site known as The Old New Thing which has grown in popularity far beyond his wildest imagination, a development which still gives him the heebie-jeebies. The Web site spawned a book, coincidentally also titled The Old New Thing (Addison Wesley 2007). He occasionally appears on the Windows Dev Docs Twitter account to tell stories which convey no useful information.

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