WMI - Windows Management Instrumentation Web Sites Desktop Engineers Junk Drawer - Nice site with lots of info regarding software deployment - articles about msi-packaging, scripting, WMI, SMS, group policies, etc. TechNet Script Center - On this site you get a long list of examples on everyday scripting for administrators. A nice place to start if you want to develop scripts for your own specific needs. Windows Script - Microsoft's official site for scripting. Here you'll find documentation for WSH, VBscript, WMI, getting started tutorials, etc. White Papers Windows 2000 Scripting Guide - The Windows 2000 Scripting Guide provides a comprehensive overview of the scripting technologies included in the Windows 2000 operating systems. This e-book is designed to teach you basic concepts underlying Microsoft scripting technologies such as Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript), Windows Script Host (WSH), Active Directory Service Interfaces (ADSI), and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). The Scripting Guide also includes hundreds of pre-written scripts that enable you to perform important system administration tasks. These scripts can be used as-is, or you can use the information included in the step-by-step instructions to modify them to meet your unique needs. Programs WMI SDK - the SDK for WMI - contains among other things the WMI browseren, "CIM Studio", and the documentation for WMI. WMI is a great tool for handling ressources on remote machines, eg. rolling out msi packages, configuring hardware, etc.