Comments on: Detect 32 or 64 bits Windows – regardless of WoW64 – with the PowerShell OSArchitecture function http://vincenth.net/blog/archive/2009/11/02/detect-32-or-64-bits-windows-regardless-of-wow64-with-the-powershell-osarchitecture-function.aspx Software : Factories & Architecture Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:37:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Vincent http://vincenth.net/blog/archive/2009/11/02/detect-32-or-64-bits-windows-regardless-of-wow64-with-the-powershell-osarchitecture-function.aspx/comment-page-1#comment-263 Vincent Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:26:00 +0000 http://vincenth.net/blog/?p=181#comment-263 To do this against a remote machine, you could use the powershell remoting functionality that comes built-in since V2. In short, you need to performs these steps: <ol> <li>1) Enable powershell remoting om the destination machine (with <a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd819498.aspx" rel="nofollow">Enable-PSRemoting</a>)</li> <li>2) From the local machine, execute the OSArchitecture function on the remote machine via powershell remoting</li> <li>3) You will receive the results from the remote OSArchitecture invocation back your local machine.</li> </ol> See <a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd347744.aspx" rel="nofollow">about_Remote</a> for more info on PowerShell Remoting. It's actually quite simple to use. I'm experimenting with this myself to deploy setup packages on remote machines. So far it's looking good. To do this against a remote machine, you could use the powershell remoting functionality that comes built-in since V2.

In short, you need to performs these steps:

  1. 1) Enable powershell remoting om the destination machine (with Enable-PSRemoting)
  2. 2) From the local machine, execute the OSArchitecture function on the remote machine via powershell remoting
  3. 3) You will receive the results from the remote OSArchitecture invocation back your local machine.

See about_Remote for more info on PowerShell Remoting. It’s actually quite simple to use.

I’m experimenting with this myself to deploy setup packages on remote machines. So far it’s looking good.

]]> By: JD http://vincenth.net/blog/archive/2009/11/02/detect-32-or-64-bits-windows-regardless-of-wow64-with-the-powershell-osarchitecture-function.aspx/comment-page-1#comment-262 JD Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:17:45 +0000 http://vincenth.net/blog/?p=181#comment-262 How can you do this against a remote machine? We're trying to write a script to deploy a client to servers remotely. First we have to determine if the target server is 2003 or 2008 server. Then we have to determine if it is 32bit or 64bit. Any help is appreciated. How can you do this against a remote machine? We’re trying to write a script to deploy a client to servers remotely. First we have to determine if the target server is 2003 or 2008 server. Then we have to determine if it is 32bit or 64bit. Any help is appreciated.

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