The WMI filter doesn't work!

[PreviousPoster]

Hi! At work we're deploying Norton AV and we'd like to install Outlook 2003 clients too. Ok, i prepared the policy for Outlook and it worked fine but i realized that I didn't want to install outlook 2003 on some brand new Dell computers that are in the Domain and come with Outlook 2007 (when 2003 gets installed on top of 2007, none works fine)
So :
a .vbs code like this:
[code:1]
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\CIMV2")
Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM Win32_ComputerSystem", "WQL", _
wbemFlagReturnImmediately + wbemFlagForwardOnly)
For Each objItem In colItems
WScript.Echo "Manufacturer: " & objItem.Manufacturer
WScript.Echo "Model: " & objItem.Model
WScript.Echo "Name: " & objItem.Name
WScript.Echo
Next
Next

[/code]
Returns this (on these Dell Computers..):
Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
Model: OptiPlex 755
Name: CAP05-P020
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

So i decided to make a WMI filter like this:

[code:1]SELECT * FROM Win32_ComputerSystem WHERE Manufacturer <> ' Dell Inc.'
[/code]

But Outlook 2003 got installed on Dell and non-Dells Computers!

Don't know what to do!

Thank you.

[PreviousPoster]

Did you try with double quotes (") instead of single quotes (')?

Test you WMI filters before deploying anything using this tool:
http://gpoguy.com/WMIFTest.htm

More info:
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/a16cffa4-83b3-430b-b826-9bf81c0d39a71033.mspx?mfr=true
http://www.freelists.org/archives/gptalk/10-2006/msg00110.html

[PreviousPoster]

I think the Single quote is the correct sintax but i'll try with the tool you told me.

Thanks for such a quick answer!, I'll comment how it worked.