Win32_ProgramGroup class

The Win32_ProgramGroup WMI class represents a program group in a computer system running Windows. This class is not available or supported. Instead, use Win32_LogicalProgramGroup.

Windows Server 2003: Win32_ProgramGroup is obsolete. Instead, use Win32_LogicalProgramGroup.

The following syntax is simplified from Managed Object Format (MOF) code and includes all of the inherited properties. Properties and methods are in alphabetic order, not MOF order.

Syntax

class Win32_ProgramGroup : CIM_Setting
{
  string Caption;
  string Description;
  string GroupName;
  string Name;
  string SettingID;
  string UserName;
};

Members

The Win32_ProgramGroup class has these types of members:

• Properties

Properties

The Win32_ProgramGroup class has these properties.

Caption

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

Short description of the CIM_Setting object.

Description

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

Description of the CIM_Setting object.

GroupName

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

Qualifiers: Deprecated

Path name of the program group through the Windows Start menu. WMI obtains this data from the registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders

Example: "Accessories\System Tools"

Name

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

Qualifiers: Key, Deprecated, MaxLen (256)

User name followed by the Windows program group name.

Example: "All Users:Accessories\System Tools"

SettingID

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

Identifier by which the CIM_Setting object is known.

UserName

Data type: string

Access type: Read-only

Qualifiers: Deprecated

Users who can access the Windows program group.

Example: "All Users"

Remarks

The Win32_ProgramGroup class is derived from CIM_Setting.

The calling process that uses this class must have the SE_RESTORE_NAME privilege on the computer in which the registry resides. For more information, see Executing Privileged Operations.

You can change the registry values where Win32_ProgramGroup obtains data by calling the WMI System Registry Provider methods in script or in C++. For more information, see Modifying the System Registry.

Requirements

See also

Operating System Classes