'Invalid namespace' error when attempting to use WMI

vb.net,namespaces,wmi,.net-4.5.3

Try passing the namespace where the Win32_LogicalDisk class is located. Check this sample : Public Function getSerial(ByVal strDrive As String) As String 'Get HD Serial Number If strDrive = "" OrElse strDrive Is Nothing Then strDrive = "C" End If Dim scope As New ManagementScope("\\.\root\cimv2") Dim path As New ManagementPath("Win32_LogicalDisk.DeviceID="""...

Is there any benefit of using the nameof operator instead of the CallerMemberNameAttribute to notify property changes in .NET 4.5.3?

c#,wpf,callermembername,c#-nameof,.net-4.5.3

About efficiency: using a string directly, CallerMemberNameAttribute, nameof are all exactly the same since the string is injected by the compiler at compile-time. There's no reflection involved. We can see that using TryRoslyn that produces this for CallerMemberNameAttribute: public string TestValue { get { return this.testValue; } set { this.testValue...