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WMI to retrieve website physical path in c#

I've created this VBScript WMI script:
On Error Resume Next
Const wbemFlagReturnImmediately = &h10
Const wbemFlagForwardOnly = &h20
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\localhost\root\MicrosoftIISv2")
Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM IIsWebVirtualDirSetting", _
"WQL", wbemFlagReturnImmediately + wbemFlagForwardOnly)
For Each objItem In colItems
WScript.Echo "Path: " & objItem.Path
WScript.Echo
Next
Which returns the physical path (C:\inetpub\wwwroot\webapplication1) to all the applications in IIS.
Now I'm trying to use C# to populate a combobox with those values:
public static ArrayList Test2()
{
ArrayList WebSiteListArray = new ArrayList();
ConnectionOptions connection = new ConnectionOptions();
ManagementScope scope =
new ManagementScope(#"\\" + "localhost" + #"\root\MicrosoftIISV2",
connection);
scope.Connect();
ManagementObjectSearcher searcher =
new ManagementObjectSearcher(scope,
new ObjectQuery("SELECT * FROM IIsWebVirtualDirSetting"), null);
ManagementObjectCollection webSites = searcher.Get();
foreach (ManagementObject webSite in webSites)
{
WebSiteListArray.Add(webSite.Path);
}
return WebSiteListArray;
}
But the output is the virtual path:
(`IIsWebVirtualDirSetting.Name="W3SVC/1/ROOT/webapplication1"`)
What needs to be changed in my query?
Note: I need to support IIS6 and .NET 4.0

Finally got it...
ManagementObjectSearcher searcher =
new ManagementObjectSearcher("root\\MicrosoftIISv2",
"SELECT * FROM IIsWebVirtualDirSetting");
foreach (ManagementObject queryObj in searcher.Get())
{
result.Add(queryObj["Path"]);
}

I prefer like this:
Connect at my local network server SOMEREMOTESERVER:
ConnectionOptions connection = new ConnectionOptions();
connection.Authentication = System.Management.AuthenticationLevel.PacketPrivacy;
ManagementScope scope =
new ManagementScope(#"\\SOMEREMOTESERVER\root\MicrosoftIISV2",
connection);
scope.Connect();
ObjectQuery query = new ObjectQuery("SELECT * FROM IISWebServerSetting");
var collection = new ManagementObjectSearcher(scope, query).Get();
foreach (ManagementObject item in collection)
{
var value = item.Properties["ServerBindings"].Value;
if (value is Array)
{
foreach (ManagementBaseObject a in value as Array)
{
Console.WriteLine(a["Hostname"]);
}
}
ManagementObject maObjPath = new ManagementObject(item.Scope,
new ManagementPath(
string.Format("IISWebVirtualDirSetting='{0}/root'", item["Name"])),
null);
PropertyDataCollection properties = maObjPath.Properties;
Console.WriteLine(properties["path"].Value);
Console.WriteLine(item["ServerComment"]);
Console.WriteLine(item["Name"]);
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine();
}

Trying to access battery level, c#

I'm trying to create an app for windows 8 using c# to display my current battery level. I'm trying to query the win32_battery class for its relevant properties,but I'm getting an unusual result. Here's my code:
private void btn1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
ManagementObjectSearcher searcher = new ManagementObjectSearcher("SELECT * FROM Win32_Battery");
ManagementObjectCollection collection = searcher.Get();
foreach (ManagementObject obj in collection)
{
txtBox.AppendText(obj.ToString() + "\r\n");
};
}
My only result in the txtBox is
\\MIKESLAPTOP\root\cimv2:Win32_Battery.DeviceID=" ASUSTeKX401-44"
Any ideas why I am only reading theDevideID property? All guidance is greatly appreciated.

This is the expected output. You forgot to enumerate the properties of the query. Make it look similar to this:
foreach (ManagementObject obj in searcher.Get()) {
foreach (var prop in obj.Properties) {
if (prop.Value != null) {
txtBox.AppendText(string.Format("{0} = {1}", prop.Name, prop.Value));
}
}
}

Control Microsoft NLB with WMI c#

I try to control NLB with WMI.
WqlObjectQuery wql = new WqlObjectQuery (#"SELECT * FROM MicrosoftNLB_Node");
ManagementObjectSearcher search = new ManagementObjectSearcher(wql);
foreach (var obj in search.Get())
{
MessageBox.Show(obj.ToString());
}
I get a error message "Invalid class"

Try this:
ManagementObjectSearcher search = new ManagementObjectSearcher(
#"root\MicrosoftNLB",
#"SELECT * FROM MicrosoftNLB_Node");
foreach (var obj in search.Get())
{
MessageBox.Show(obj.ToString());
}

The MicrosoftNLB_Node class it's part of the Root\MicrosoftNLB namespace, So it seems which you are not setting the namespace before to connect to the WMi service.
try this
ManagementObjectSearcher search = new ManagementObjectSearcher(#"root\MicrosoftNLB",wql);

Visual Studio 2010 SP1 breaks things?

I'm using this little code snippet to catch Java processes with certain parameters:
string query = "Select * From Win32_Process Where Name = 'javaw.exe'";
ManagementObjectSearcher searcher = new ManagementObjectSearcher(query);
ManagementObjectCollection processList = searcher.Get();
foreach (ManagementObject obj in processList)
{
string cmdLine = obj.GetPropertyValue("CommandLine").ToString();
if (cmdLine.IndexOf("someapplication") != -1)
{
// ...
}
}
This code worked like a charm just a couple of days ago when I didn't have SP1 for VS2010. Now it throws a null pointer exception on line 7. I'm trying to compile for .NET Framework 2.0.
Help!? :/

if (cmdLine != null && cmdLine.IndexOf("someapplication") != -1)

It probably has less to do with SP1 and more to do with a Java update. Just check for null:
string query = "Select * From Win32_Process Where Name = 'javaw.exe'";
ManagementObjectSearcher searcher = new ManagementObjectSearcher(query);
ManagementObjectCollection processList = searcher.Get();
foreach (ManagementObject obj in processList)
{
object cmdLineValue = obj.GetPropertyValue("CommandLine");
if(cmdLineValue != null) {
string cmdLine = cmdLineValue.ToString();
if (cmdLine.IndexOf("someapplication") != -1)
{
// ...
}
}
}

How I can get All Network Interfaces(including that are not running)?

I'm using this code:
NetworkInformation.NetworkInterface[] interfaces = NetworkInformation.NetworkInterface.GetAllNetworkInterfaces();
the above code retrieving only the active network connections, I need of all. How I do this?
Thanks in advance. :)

using System.Management;
ManagementObjectSearcher query = new ManagementObjectSearcher(
"SELECT * FROM Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration" );
ManagementObjectCollection queryCollection = query.Get();
foreach (ManagementObject mo in queryCollection)
{
Console.WriteLine(mo["Description"].ToString());
}
Edit:
to find all others ["Properties"] name, change the foreach like this:
foreach (ManagementObject mo in queryCollection)
{
foreach (PropertyData pd in mo.Properties)
{
Console.WriteLine(pd.Name);
}
}