2012/7/6 prashant padaganur <prashantpadaganur at gmail.com>: > c = wmi.WMI("WinMgmts:\root\Microsoft\HomeNet") The \r is a special sequence, interpreted as a "carriage return" character. You should use a raw string: r"WinMgmts:\root\Microsoft\HomeNet" -- Amaury Forgeot d'Arc