WMI query to Win32_Product returns error 0x80041010

I ran a VBScript that queries the Win32_Product WMI class on Windows 2003 but it returned error 0x80041010 instead of the expected results.

I looked up that errorcode and it means WBEM_E_INVALID_CLASS. This happened because the “WMI Windows Installer Provider” was not installed.

You can do this through Add/Remove Programs | Windows Components | Management and Monitoring Tools | WMI Windows Installer Provider.

Or if you want to do this with a script you can use SysocMgr:

@echo off
rem Install WMI Windows Installer Provider

rem Create Sysoc Answer File
echo [Components] > InstallIWMI.txt
echo WbemMSI = on >> InstallIWMI.txt

Sysocmgr.exe /i:\windows\inf\sysoc.inf /u:\Windows\Temp\InstallIWMI.txt /r