How do i get a process description?

[Roman]

Hi

I want to query a description from a specific process, e.g. "Program.exe"?

Peace of cake i thought:

Dim $oWMIService = ObjGet("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\.\root\cimv2")
$o_ColListOfProcesses = $oWMIService.ExecQuery ("SELECT * FROM Win32_Process WHERE Name = 'Program.exe'")
For $o_ObjProcess in $o_ColListOfProcesses
    MsgBox(0, "Description", $o_ObjProcess.Description)
Next

But this dosn't work. I get back the process name, not its description.

In fact, no one of this properties gives me back the description:

Dim $oWMIService = ObjGet("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\.\root\cimv2")
$o_ColListOfProcesses = $oWMIService.ExecQuery ("SELECT * FROM Win32_Process WHERE Name = 'Program.exe'")
For $o_ObjProcess in $o_ColListOfProcesses
    MsgBox(0, "Caption", $o_ObjProcess.Caption)
    MsgBox(0, "CommandLine", $o_ObjProcess.CommandLine)
    MsgBox(0, "CreationClassName", $o_ObjProcess.CreationClassName)
    MsgBox(0, "CSName", $o_ObjProcess.CSName)
    MsgBox(0, "Description", $o_ObjProcess.Description)
    MsgBox(0, "ExecutablePath", $o_ObjProcess.ExecutablePath)
    MsgBox(0, "Handle", $o_ObjProcess.Handle)
    MsgBox(0, "Name", $o_ObjProcess.Name)
    MsgBox(0, "OSCreationClassName", $o_ObjProcess.OSCreationClassName)
    MsgBox(0, "OSName", $o_ObjProcess.OSName)
    MsgBox(0, "WindowsVersion", $o_ObjProcess.WindowsVersion)
Next

Any ideas?

Kind regards,

Roman.

Edited April 30, 2009 by roman

[99ojo]

Hi

I want to query a description from a specific process, e.g. "Program.exe"?

Peace of cake i thought:

Dim $oWMIService = ObjGet("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\.\root\cimv2")
$o_ColListOfProcesses = $oWMIService.ExecQuery ("SELECT * FROM Win32_Process WHERE Name = 'Program.exe'")
For $o_ObjProcess in $o_ColListOfProcesses
    MsgBox(0, "Description", $o_ObjProcess.Description)
Next

But this dosn't work. I get back the process name, not its description.

In fact, no one of this properties gives me back the description:

Dim $oWMIService = ObjGet("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\.\root\cimv2")
$o_ColListOfProcesses = $oWMIService.ExecQuery ("SELECT * FROM Win32_Process WHERE Name = 'Program.exe'")
For $o_ObjProcess in $o_ColListOfProcesses
    MsgBox(0, "Caption", $o_ObjProcess.Caption)
    MsgBox(0, "CommandLine", $o_ObjProcess.CommandLine)
    MsgBox(0, "CreationClassName", $o_ObjProcess.CreationClassName)
    MsgBox(0, "CSName", $o_ObjProcess.CSName)
    MsgBox(0, "Description", $o_ObjProcess.Description)
    MsgBox(0, "ExecutablePath", $o_ObjProcess.ExecutablePath)
    MsgBox(0, "Handle", $o_ObjProcess.Handle)
    MsgBox(0, "Name", $o_ObjProcess.Name)
    MsgBox(0, "OSCreationClassName", $o_ObjProcess.OSCreationClassName)
    MsgBox(0, "OSName", $o_ObjProcess.OSName)
    MsgBox(0, "WindowsVersion", $o_ObjProcess.WindowsVersion)
Next

Any ideas?

Kind regards,

Roman.

Hi,

i'm using ScriptomaticV2.hta to execute WMI queries beforehand to control the output. I did it with your WMI Class as well. In most cases the description is the same as the name of the executable.

;-))

Stefan

[LurchMan]

what sort of description are you trying to get?

[Roman]

Hi,

i'm using ScriptomaticV2.hta to execute WMI queries beforehand to control the output. I did it with your WMI Class as well. In most cases the description is the same as the name of the executable.

;-))

Stefan

Hi Stefan and LurchMan

Scriptomatic is a good idea; i didn't remember this tool...

But the problem is not resolved. For example; in the Task Manager, the process "explorer.exe" has the description "Windows Explorer".

If i try this with Scriptomatic, it returns under "Description" only "Explorer.exe"

Or process "csrss.exe" with description "Client Server Runtime Process"; i get back the description "csrss.exe"

But isn't it possible to get the string "Windows Explorer" resp. "Client Server Runtime Process" back? Simply the same i can read in the Task Manager, column "Description"?

Regards,

Roman.

Edited April 30, 2009 by roman

[LurchMan]

in windows XP i dont see any where in task manager for process description...i remember seeing it in Process Explorer from sysinternals but im not sure how they did it....

[Roman]

in windows XP i dont see any where in task manager for process description...i remember seeing it in Process Explorer from sysinternals but im not sure how they did it....

You are right; XP Task Manager does not show a description - Vista does.

Don't know why and where Vista takes it from.

So i have to try somethin else...

Kind regards,

Roman.

[GEOSoft]

Take a look at FileGetVersion ( $FileName ,"FileDescription" ) using $o_ObjProcess.ExecutablePath to get $FileName

[Roman]

Take a look at FileGetVersion ( $FileName ,"FileDescription" ) using $o_ObjProcess.ExecutablePath to get $FileName

Hi GEOSoft

Sorry, i can't understand what you are meaning.

I'm not sure we speak about the same? Or can you refine your hint?

Regards, Roman.

[GEOSoft]

Dim $oWMIService = ObjGet("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\.\root\cimv2")
$o_ColListOfProcesses = $oWMIService.ExecQuery ("SELECT * FROM Win32_Process WHERE Name = 'Program.exe'")
For $o_ObjProcess in $o_ColListOfProcesses
    MsgBox(0, "Caption", $o_ObjProcess.Caption)
    MsgBox(0, "CommandLine", $o_ObjProcess.CommandLine)
    MsgBox(0, "CreationClassName", $o_ObjProcess.CreationClassName)
    MsgBox(0, "CSName", $o_ObjProcess.CSName)
    MsgBox(0, "Description", $o_ObjProcess.Description)
    MsgBox(0, "ExecutablePath", $o_ObjProcess.ExecutablePath)
    MsgBox(0, "File Description", FileGetVersion($o_ObjProcess.ExecutablePath, "FileDescription")
    MsgBox(0, "Handle", $o_ObjProcess.Handle)
    MsgBox(0, "Name", $o_ObjProcess.Name)
    MsgBox(0, "OSCreationClassName", $o_ObjProcess.OSCreationClassName)
    MsgBox(0, "OSName", $o_ObjProcess.OSName)
    MsgBox(0, "WindowsVersion", $o_ObjProcess.WindowsVersion)
Next

Edited May 1, 2009 by GEOSoft