Registry question

[Manu]

Does anyone know what the key "NV Hostname" stand for in
windows XP and 2003 registry.

The key is located under
HKLM/system/currentcontrolset/services/tcpip/parameters

Thanks,

[Merlin]

Manu > spoke thusly...
> Does anyone know what the key "NV Hostname" stand for in
> windows XP and 2003 registry.
>
> The key is located under
> HKLM/system/currentcontrolset/services/tcpip/parameters
>
> Thanks,
>

not sure about NV, but it is just the hostname the computer identifies
itself as on a network.
--
~Travis

http://www.megalink.net/~farmers/

[Marc Reynolds [MSFT]]

Hi,

NV Hostname is Next Value Hostname - this is the value your hostname will
be the next time the registry is read (reboot). If you change your hostname
and don't reboot the new hostname is stored here.

Thanks,
Marc Reynolds
Microsoft Technical Support

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

[Merlin]

Marc Reynolds [MSFT] > spoke thusly...
> Hi,
>
> NV Hostname is Next Value Hostname - this is the value your hostname will
> be the next time the registry is read (reboot). If you change your hostname
> and don't reboot the new hostname is stored here.
>
> Thanks,
> Marc Reynolds
> Microsoft Technical Support
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
>

ahh, ok. that clears that up. i figured it was somewhere along those
lines (yeah right ;-), lol).

so, when will MS take the road Linux did (ie, you don't have to reboot).
i don't mean to start a MS vs. Linux thread, but seriously, the restarts
are a pain. i haven't restarted my linux server is months, and within
that, i re-configured a large part of the network (added 2 more
interfaces, and configured it as a 3 interface router).

but my Windows system, even if i log out (theoretically the most stable
mode), it only lasts maybe 3 days before the system hangs way down to a
crawl (assuming bad fragmentation in RAM and the swap file).

but, in MS's defence, even when logged out, my windows system is still
in a graphical environment, while my server sits in a console
environment.

but anyway, it is late, and i am mostly rambling.
--
~Travis

http://www.megalink.net/~farmers/

[Manu]

>-----Original Message-----
>Marc Reynolds [MSFT] >
spoke thusly...
>> Hi,
>>
>> NV Hostname is Next Value Hostname - this is the value
your hostname will
>> be the next time the registry is read (reboot). If you
change your hostname
>> and don't reboot the new hostname is stored here.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Marc Reynolds
>> Microsoft Technical Support
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties,
and confers no rights.
>>
>>
>
>ahh, ok. that clears that up. i figured it was somewhere
along those
>lines (yeah right ;-), lol).
>
>so, when will MS take the road Linux did (ie, you don't
have to reboot).
>i don't mean to start a MS vs. Linux thread, but
seriously, the restarts
>are a pain. i haven't restarted my linux server is
months, and within
>that, i re-configured a large part of the network (added
2 more
>interfaces, and configured it as a 3 interface router).
>
>but my Windows system, even if i log out (theoretically
the most stable
>mode), it only lasts maybe 3 days before the system
hangs way down to a
>crawl (assuming bad fragmentation in RAM and the swap
file).
>
>but, in MS's defence, even when logged out, my windows
system is still
>in a graphical environment, while my server sits in a
console
>environment.
>
>but anyway, it is late, and i am mostly rambling.
>--
>~Travis
>
>http://www.megalink.net/~farmers/
>.
>

Thanks for your help Marc.