Exetools - How can I detect whether a 'Virtual machine' is currently running?

note that Z0mbies method doesn't work on VirtualPC 2004.

There's a simpler way to check it. Look at below script, taken from elsewhere

PHP Code:


		
			
Debug Off

Break On

Dim $iRC,$Msg,$Kix

$iRC=SetOption('Explicit','On')

$iRC=SetOption('NoVarsInStrings','On')

Dim $VMWUser,$VMWPath,$VMWVer,$VMWToolsVer,$HKLMSCCS,$HKLMSMWCV,$CVMVer,$CVMMapper,$CVMMapperVer

$Kix          = SubStr(@KIX,1,4)

If $Kix < "4.22"  

   $Msg = MessageBox('This Script requires at least KiXtart 4.22 ','Version Check',4112)  

   Quit()

EndIf



$HKLMSCCS     = 'HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet'

$HKLMSMWCV    = 'HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion'

$VMWUser      = Trim(ReadValue($HKLMSMWCV + '\Run','VMware User Process'))

$VMWPath      = ReadValue($HKLMSMWCV + '\App Paths\vmware.exe','Path')

$VMWVer       = GetFileVersion($VMWPath +'\vmware.exe','ProductVersion')

$VMWToolsVer  = GetFileVersion(ReadValue($HKLMSCCS + '\Services\VMware Tools Service','ImagePath'),'ProductVersion')

$CVMVer       = GetFileVersion(Left(ReadValue('HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Virtual.PC.Floppy\DefaultIcon',""),-5),'ProductVersion')

$CVMMapper    = ReadValue($HKLMSCCS + '\Services\VPCMap','DisplayName')

$CVMMapperVer = GetFileVersion(ReadValue($HKLMSCCS + '\Services\VPCMap','ImagePath'),'ProductVersion')

? 'VMWare Running: ' + $VMWToolsVer

? 'VMWare Installed: ' + $VMWVer

? 'Connectix Running: ' + $CVMMapperVer

? 'Connectix Installed: ' + $CVMVer

it's for a particular scripting lang, but it can be easily understood to see which reg keys it is checking.
It works on VPC 2004 also.

I think that the VPCMap.exe file is always present into a VirtualPC