Problem With CoCreateInstance()

Hi
I'm getting following errors as compiling code.


Error	3	error LNK1120: 2 unresolved externals	c:\users\pouya\documents\visual studio 2010\Projects\sm\Debug\sm.exe	1	1	sm
Error	1	error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _CLSID_WbemLocator	c:\Users\Pouya\documents\visual studio 2010\Projects\sm\sm\sm.obj	sm
Error	2	error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _IID_IWbemLocator	c:\Users\Pouya\documents\visual studio 2010\Projects\sm\sm\sm.obj	sm



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// sm.cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application.
//

#include "stdafx.h"
#include <Windows.h>
#include <WbemIdl.h>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
bool smbios();
#define MAX_DATA 0xFA00
#define NULL 0
struct rsd
{
	unsigned char smbios_major_version;
	unsigned char smbios_minor_version;
	unsigned int length;
	unsigned char smbios_table_data[MAX_DATA];
};

int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
	smbios();
	return 0;
}

bool smbios()
{

	rsd t;
	memset(t.smbios_table_data,0,MAX_DATA);
	HRESULT result,type;
	result = CoInitializeEx(0,COINIT_MULTITHREADED);

	if ( result < 0)
		return false;

	//Obtain an initial pointer to IWbemServices interface for WMI
	IWbemLocator *locator = NULL;
	result = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_WbemLocator,0,CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER,IID_IWbemLocator,(LPVOID *)&locator);
	if(result < 0)
	{
		CoUninitialize();
		return false;
	}
	
	
	// Connecting and obtain pointer to make IWbemServices Calls

	IWbemServices* service = NULL;
	result = locator->ConnectServer(_T("ROOT\\WMI"),NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL,&service);

	if(result < 0)
	{
		locator->Release();
		CoUninitialize();
	}

	//set the IWbemServices proxy
	result = CoSetProxyBlanket(service,RPC_C_AUTHN_WINNT,RPC_C_AUTHZ_NONE,NULL,RPC_C_AUTHN_LEVEL_CALL,RPC_C_IMP_LEVEL_IMPERSONATE,NULL,EOAC_NONE);
	if(result < 0)
	{
		service->Release();
		locator->Release();
		CoUninitialize();
		return false;
	}

	IEnumWbemClassObject* enume = NULL;

	result = service->CreateInstanceEnum( _T("MSSMBios_RawSMBiosTables"), NULL, NULL, &enume);
	if(result < 0)
	{
		service->Release();
		locator->Release();
		CoUninitialize();
		return false;
	} else {
		do 
		{
			IWbemClassObject* classobject = NULL;
			ULONG counter = NULL;
			result = enume->Next(WBEM_INFINITE,1,&classobject,&counter);
			if (result >= 0)
			{
				VARIANT vbd;
				VariantInit(&vbd);
				long type;

				result = classobject->Get(_T("SmbiosMajorVersion"),0,&vbd,&type,NULL);
				if (result < 0)
				{
					VariantClear(&vbd);
				} else {
					t.smbios_major_version = (unsigned char)vbd.iVal;
					result = classobject->Get(_T("SMbiosMinorVersion"),0,&vbd,&type,NULL);
					if ( result < 0)
					{
						VariantClear(&vbd);
					} else {
						t.smbios_minor_version = (unsigned char)vbd.iVal;
						VariantInit(&vbd);
						result = classobject->Get(_T("SMBiosData"),0,&vbd,&type,NULL);
						if(result >=0)
						{
							SAFEARRAY *sarray = NULL;
							sarray = V_ARRAY(&vbd);
							unsigned char *data = (unsigned char*)sarray->pvData;
							t.length = sarray->rgsabound[0].cElements;
							if(t.length >= MAX_DATA)
							{
								cout << "SMBios Data Table would over flow" << endl;
								service->Release();
								locator->Release();
								CoUninitialize();
							}
							memcpy(t.smbios_table_data,data,t.length);
						}
					}
					VariantClear(&vbd);
				}

			}
			break;
		}while(result = WBEM_S_NO_ERROR);
	}
	service->Release();
	locator->Release();
	CoUninitialize();
	system("PAUSE");
	return true;
}


I do appreciate your help in advance.
Best Regards
You need to link with wbemuuid.lib
FYI:

1. The proper way to test HRESULT's is using the FAILED() and SUCCEEDED() macros.
2. Line 124 has an assignment operator; you probably meant ==.
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