Advertise method of the Win32_Product class

The Advertise WMI class method advertises an associated Win32_Product instance using the installation package provided through the PackageLocation parameter and any supplied command line options.

Note

For more information about support or requirements for installation on a specific operating system, see Operating System Availability of WMI Components.

This topic uses Managed Object Format (MOF) syntax. For more information about using this method, see Calling a Method.

Syntax

uint32 Advertise(
  [in] string PackageLocation,
  [in] string Options
);

Parameters

PackageLocation [in]

The path to the package to be advertised.

Options [in]

Command line options for the advertisement. Format as property**=**setting.

AllUsers

Indicates whether the operation should be applied to all users on the computer. If FALSE, the operation is applied to only the current user. This parameter is no longer used.

Return value

Return code Description
0
Successful completion
2147549445
RPC Server Fault Error

Requirements

Minimum supported client
Windows XP
Minimum supported server
Windows Server 2003
Namespace
Root\CIMV2
MOF
Msi.mof
DLL
Msiprov.dll

See also

Installed Applications Classes

Win32_Product

WMI Tasks: Computer Software