http://blogs.msdn.com/b/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2008/03/07/bginfo-and-virtual-machines.aspxHere is a handy tool to use with virtual machines.&#160; BgInfo allows you to display information about the system on the desktop wallpaper including the computer name, IP address, service pack version, and more. This is useful when you have a large numberen-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.msdn.com/b/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2008/03/07/bginfo-and-virtual-machines.aspx#8180146Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:15:04 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:8180146Jim DeVries<p>Installation of the VM Additions adds a couple of registry keys that you can query with bginfo. &nbsp;They're under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Virtual Machine\Guest\Parameters.</p> <p>We have a pretty dynamic environment with up to 100 virtual machines running across eight hosts. &nbsp;Bginfo is configured to display the name of the host, as well as the Virtual Server &quot;friendly name.&quot; &nbsp;This has taken a lot of the guesswork out of supporting the VMs! </p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=8180146" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2008/03/07/bginfo-and-virtual-machines.aspx#8171268Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:26:18 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:8171268Jeremy Pack<p>BGInfo also works on server core which is neat</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=8171268" width="1" height="1">