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Kenoyer130
Kenoyer130

Reputation: 7308

Install Windows service on a remote machine using PowerShell 2.0

I want to use PowerShell 2.0 to install a Windows service after detecting if the service exists. I have the part to detect the service working but can't get the install to work.

$mc = [wmiclass]"\\"+"$ServiceServer\ROOT\CIMV2:Win32_Service"

Running this line produces this error:

Method invocation failed because [System.Management.ManagementClass] doesn't contain a method named 'op_Addition'.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 2918

Answers (1)

Mark
Mark

Reputation: 588

Wrap all of the string in parentheses:

$mc = [wmiclass]("\\"+"$ServiceServer\ROOT\CIMV2:Win32_Service")

The problem is that [wmiclass] is casting just the first string "\\" to [System.Management.ManagementClass] which then is trying to add itself to a string.

Upvotes: 4

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