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[apowershelluser]

The if statement is not working in the GUI but does in the ISE

[jvierra]

How do you know. Did you run my code in the GUI? Write-Host outputs the value returned.

If Write-Host Product $product returns a blank product then the "if" didn't match.

[apowershelluser]

I did and it was working as expected

I found my problem

I wasn't looking in the IF statement
But I'm rocking now

[apowershelluser]

Working as expected once I figured out. Unfortunately, your script was pulling exactly as I was. But I’m still curious J how you would do it

Two different laptops
The registry model name is the same
Only difference is the processor

How would you, remotely distinguish between the two?

[jvierra]

If you Invoke-Command or call Get-WmiObject, both return "PsComputerName" of the remote system.

[apowershelluser]

If you Invoke-Command or call Get-WmiObject, both return "PsComputerName" of the remote system.

I know the computername
I need the model of the PC
So if you had two remote PCs
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemProductName

Is the exact same

How would you differentiate between the two?

[jvierra]

Invoke-Command returns objects if you allow it to. The objects contain the computername.
Run the following and use any remote system to see what is returned.

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$sb = { Get-ItemProperty hklm:\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS }
Invoke-Command -ScriptBlock $sb -ComputerName Ws701 | 
    Select-Object PsComputerName, SystemProductName

[apowershelluser]

Invoke-Command returns objects if you allow it to. The objects contain the computername.
Run the following and use any remote system to see what is returned.

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$sb = { Get-ItemProperty hklm:\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS }
Invoke-Command -ScriptBlock $sb -ComputerName Ws701 | 
    Select-Object PsComputerName, SystemProductName

Yup now imagine, Ws701 and Ws702 have the same data return

How would you identify which is which, not using the PSComputerName

[jvierra]

You can't.

[apowershelluser]

You can't.

Hence where the processor comes into play