marcus low vlzhxyinternetnowaspnet hi c wmiwmi service cwin32_service state stopped would think using cwin32_service iterating would get anything want ur case using state stopped ever works ccaption would given caption marcus original message markabrand pythonwin32 list sent monday march 24 2008 1006 subject pythonwin32 wmi query hi incorporate clause selected field clause wmi query gets caption state fields services c wmiwmi service cwin32_service caption state gets fields stopped services c wmiwmi service cwin32_service state stopped way incorporate queries one something like c wmiwmi service cwin32_service caption state state stopped cheers mark _______________________________________________ pythonwin32 mailing list kpitckaew45pythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopythonwin32 thu 07 aug 2008 053617 0800 pythonwin32 wmi query