Scripting

Hello,

recently I had to write an VBScript for dynamic commandline creation for the setup of SQL Server 2008 Express.
There I had an issue to find the localized version of the LocalSystem-Account in Windows XP.

On most client workstation it was "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" but on some it was "NT-AUTORITÄT\SYSTEM" (localized version on german os).

I didn't found any reliable way to gather the localized version from the registry.
After several unseccesful ways to gain the localized version I found the solution in getting the ProcessOwner of the process System.

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & _
strComputer & "\root\cimv2")

Set colProcessList = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from " & _
"Win32_Process where Name = 'System'")

For Each objProcess in colProcessList
colProperties = objProcess.GetOwner(strNameOfUser,strUserDomain)
strSystemUser = strUserDomain & "\" & strNameOfUser
Next
I hope this could save much time for someone sometime.

Anyone who had the same issue and found any other reliable approach?