Server 2008 registry PhysicalHostName

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   I came across a technet blog that mentioned using BGInfo to display the name of the physical host for a virtual machine, by pointing BGInfo to a  registry string:  

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Virtual Machine\Guest\Parameters\PhysicalHostName

This works as expected on Vista and 2003.  However, on Server 2008 guest machines this does not appear to work -- my result is always: (none).  To see if possibly BGInfo would not read the registry on a 2008 server in general, I tested with other registry keys (for example: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\CurrentType) which work as expected.

So in summary, BGInfo is unable to pull a registry value from the following key on Windows 2008 server:  HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Virtual Machine\Guest\Parameters\PhysicalHostName

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TXJustin Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 25 June 2008 Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote TXJustin Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Server 2008 registry PhysicalHostName Posted: 25 June 2008 at 5:59am
	I came across a technet blog that mentioned using BGInfo to display the name of the physical host for a virtual machine, by pointing BGInfo to a registry string: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Virtual Machine\Guest\Parameters\PhysicalHostName This works as expected on Vista and 2003. However, on Server 2008 guest machines this does not appear to work -- my result is always: (none). To see if possibly BGInfo would not read the registry on a 2008 server in general, I tested with other registry keys (for example: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\CurrentType) which work as expected. So in summary, BGInfo is unable to pull a registry value from the following key on Windows 2008 server: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Virtual Machine\Guest\Parameters\PhysicalHostName

filecore Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 15 May 2012 Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote filecore Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 May 2012 at 2:20pm
	You failed to tick the "Use 64-bit registry view" box when setting the registry options in the custom entry. Ticking this box makes the Server 2008 host show properly on the HostName, PhysicalHostName and PhysicalHostNameFullyQualified entries.