This might help:

http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy...27/484479.aspx
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Phil Wilson
The Definitive Guide to Windows Installer
http://www.apress.com/book/view/1590592972



"Trust No One®" <dana.scully@newsgroup> wrote in message
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> I'd like to create a group policy that applies only to member servers on
> which Microsoft Virtual Server software is installed.
>
> Unfortunate due to our OU organization in Active Directory it is not
> feasible to group all the applicable member servers into a single OU, so a
> WMI-filter seems a useful solution.
>
> My knowledge of WMI is minimal though. Can anyone advice whether a WMI
> query can detect the presence of the Microsoft Virtual Server software or
> its services?
>
> Any advice much appreciated.
>
> --
> Peter <X-Files fan>
>

Wilson, Phil wrote:

> This might help:
>
> http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy...27/484479.aspx
>

Thanks for your reply and the link.

Unfortunately this link regards detecting whether you are running within a
Microsoft virtual machine.

What I'm after is somewhat different - I wish determine (via WMI) whether
_physical_ member servers have the Microsoft Virtual Server software
installed on them.

Apologies - I don't believe on reflection that I was entirely clear about
this in my post.

--
Peter <X-Files fan>

I think the answer is definitely, "yes".

I haven't actually worked this with the older Virtual Server product, but
assume there are great similarities to Hyper-V, which has a ton of WMI
objects available. If your goal is only to determine if VS, or Hyper-V, is
installed, you can just test for the existence of one of the WMI objects by
instantiating an instance of the virtualization namespace. If it fails, you
assume the product is not installed.

If you want more specific info, you can explore specific items.

If you plan to do any scripting for Hyper-V, you may want to start with this
library as a shortcut and learning tool:
http://pshyperv.codeplex.com/

The attached script is intended to examine memory allocations on a Hyper-V
server, but it first checks to see if Hyper-V is running on the target
computer. It may help get you started. Run with no arguments, it looks at
the local computer. Put a computer name on the command line, and it looks
at a remote server. (Rename it to .PS1)



"Trust No One®" <dana.scully@newsgroup> wrote in message
news:7qpdl6Fn7sU1@newsgroup

> Wilson, Phil wrote:

>> This might help:
>>
>> http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy...27/484479.aspx
>>

> Thanks for your reply and the link.
>
> Unfortunately this link regards detecting whether you are running within a
> Microsoft virtual machine.
>
> What I'm after is somewhat different - I wish determine (via WMI) whether
> _physical_ member servers have the Microsoft Virtual Server software
> installed on them.
>
> Apologies - I don't believe on reflection that I was entirely clear about
> this in my post.
>
> --
> Peter <X-Files fan>
>