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i want to get the os information for the selected computer name or ip address.

i have the list view to display the computers name in LAN,How to get the Selected computer's os details ie (which os,username of the computer)

how to do this in vb.net?

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You could use WMI. Here's an example.

Darin Dimitrov
it shows an error "RPC server is unavailable"
meenakshi
i have used the same code for connecting other systemit shows" Access is denied. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070005 (E_ACCESSDENIED))"please help me
meenakshi
You need to run this code under an administrative account that has access to the remote computer.
Darin Dimitrov
i run this code under an administrative account,but error shows
meenakshi
The account needs administrative privileges on the **remote** machine, not the local.
Darin Dimitrov
How to get the vista installed system in workgroup using vb.net
meenakshi