How to remotely install software using Powershell

Try this

$machine = "Server Name"
$MSIFile = "c:\your.msi"
$product = [WMICLASS]"\\$machine\ROOT\CIMV2:win32_Product"
$product.Install($MSIFile,$null,$true)

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I need to pass a -Credential or I get an Access Denined error.

Is there a way to pass a -Credential on a [WMICLASS]"\\$machine\ROOT\CIMV2:win32_Product"?

nope... sorry :(

I was able to connect using this script. When I try $pc.Install($install), I get this message:


__GENUS          : 2
__CLASS          : __PARAMETERS
__SUPERCLASS     :
__DYNASTY        : __PARAMETERS
__RELPATH        :
__PROPERTY_COUNT : 1
__DERIVATION     : {}
__SERVER         :
__NAMESPACE      :
__PATH           :
ReturnValue      : 3

The software does not install on remote computer.

$pc = gwmi -query "SELECT * FROM Meta_Class WHERE __Class = 'win32_product'" -namespace "root\cimv2" -computername "USLAB01" -Credential $mycred

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Get-WMIObject -ne [WMICLass]

Take a look at http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/archive/2006/06/26/647038.aspx perhaps that will explain it a little better.

Really?

$pc = gwmi -query "SELECT * FROM Meta_Class WHERE __Class = 'win32_product'" -namespace "root\cimv2" -computername "USLAB01" -Credential $mycred

$pc | gm

TypeName: System.Management.ManagementClass#ROOT\cimv2\Win32_Product
Name                MemberType
----                ----------
Name                AliasProperty
Admin               Method
Advertise           Method
Install             Method
__CLASS             Property
__DERIVATION        Property
__DYNASTY           Property
__GENUS             Property
__NAMESPACE         Property
__PATH              Property
__PROPERTY_COUNT    Property
__RELPATH           Property
__SERVER            Property
__SUPERCLASS        Property
ConvertFromDateTime ScriptMethod
ConvertToDateTime   ScriptMethod

I think Richard does a good job of covering this on his blog
http://richardsiddaway.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!43CFA46A74CF3E96!1525.entry

Thank you, the Blog was helpfull. I still don't quite understand. When I do this:

$pc = [WmiClass]"\\uslab01\ROOT\CIMV2:win32_Process"
$pc.Create("Notepad.exe")

When I look on the computer uslab01, I see a notepad.exe process created, but the program doesn't start.

It does start... just not interactively.

I just don't see the point of [WmiClass] yet. When I try $pc.Install($install_path), I see the process running on the remote pc's task manager, but nothing ever gets install.

Thanks for your help.