RichD
22nd December 2003 08:26 UTC

How do I get the hostname of the machine running the installer
Hi,

I need to be able to get the hostname of the machine running my installer application. I have seen the IPdll plugin, but can't see how I can get the hostname. Can anyone help?

Regards,
Rich.

zarged
22nd December 2003 11:05 UTC

For windows 2k or XP you can read the registry for the following key which gives the hostname:

HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ComputerName\

Not sure of the difference between ComputerName and ActiveComputerName as they always seem to be the same.

kichik
22nd December 2003 11:38 UTC

You can also use this:

http://forums.winamp.com/showthread....light=hostname

RichD
22nd December 2003 17:25 UTC

Thanks for this - we need to work with pre-win 2k, but the second solution works for me.

Thanks,
Rich.