Laptops, Defining and Querying ...

[Vern007]

I have thought about trying to find a decent way of determining if a machine is a laptop. I have seen several methods for getting info from the registry etc... but was wondering if anyone has had success with this method via modifying the sms_def.mof

I'm thinking of adding the "ChassisTypes" property in the Win32_SystemEnclosure class of my sms_def.mof

As long as the PC is WMI 1.5 I should then be able to get a value corresponding to the chassis type

1 Other
2 Unknown
3 Desktop
4 Low Profile Desktop
5 Pizza Box
6 Mini Tower
7 Tower
8 Portable
9 Laptop
10 Notebook
11 Hand Held
12 Docking Station
13 All in One
14 Sub Notebook
15 Space-Saving
16 Lunch Box
17 Main System Chassis
18 Expansion Chassis
19 SubChassis
20 Bus Expansion Chassis
21 Peripheral Chassis
22 Storage Chassis
23 Rack Mount Chassis
24 Sealed-Case PC

I could then query and make collections based on the values 8, 9, 10 etc...

Has anyone tried this and had any success with this method? Just wondering before I give myself some headaches.

Thanks.