How to create a WMI filter in order to apply to machines that have Skype already installed with deploying a newer version of Skype

Question

Hi there,
I was wondering whether anybody could tell me how to create a WMI filter in order to apply to machines that have Skype already installed with deploying a newer version of Skype.
Your help would be much appreciated.
Many thanks,
Timbuctoo

Answer 1

Hi,
To create a WMI filter
1.In the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) console tree, right-click
WMI Filters in the forest and domain in which you want to create a WMI filter.
2.Click
New .
3.In the
New WMI Filter dialog box, type a name for the new WMI Filter in the
Name box, and type a description of the filter in the Description box.
4.Click
Add .
5.In the
WMI Query dialog box, either leave the default namespace (root\CIMv2) or enter another namespace by doing one of the following:
◦ In the
Namespace box, type the name of the namespace that you want to use for the WMI query.
◦ Click
Browse , select a namespace from the list, and then click
OK .
6.Type a WMI query in the
Query box, and then click OK .
7.To add more queries, repeat Steps 4 through 6 to add each query.
8.After adding all queries, click
Save .
In the Query box, type the following WMI query:
Select * from Win32_Product where Name LIKE “%Skype%”
Best Regards,
Erin