http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mwories/archive/2006/11/03/wmi_5F00_change_5F00_password.aspxEvery now and the question comes up how to programmatically modify the service account or password of SQL Server. There basically two ways to accomplish this, using SMO, or WMI. This article shows you how to use WMI and VBScript to accomplish this tasken-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mwories/archive/2006/11/03/wmi_5F00_change_5F00_password.aspx#9461863Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:31:37 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9461863Microsoft SQL Server Tips & Tricks<p>There are quite a few blog posts out there to manage SQL Server 2005 services using the :\\.\root\Microsoft\SqlServer\ComputerManagement\</p> <img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9461863" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mwories/archive/2006/11/03/wmi_5F00_change_5F00_password.aspx#1450769Thu, 11 Jan 2007 17:39:03 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:1450769Joe Sack’s SQL Blog » Blog Archive » Using WMI and VBScript to change a SQL Server password<p>PingBack from <a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://joesack.com/WordPress/?p=38">http://joesack.com/WordPress/?p=38</a></p> <img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1450769" width="1" height="1">