The Device column is blank when you run Msinfo32.exe with a FQDN in Windows Server 2003

When you run the Microsoft System Information tool (Msinfo32.exe) at a command prompt and specify the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of a computer, the output lists the Resource, Device, and Status columns. However, the Device column is blank. For example, if you type Msinfo32 /computer your_computer_name.fqdn_path /report c:\fqdn.txt at a command prompt, where your_computer_name.fqdn_path is the FQDN of your computer, the Fqdn.txt file contains output that is similar to the following:However, if you type Msinfo32 /computer your_computer_name /report c:\non-fqdn.txt at a command prompt, where your_computer_name is the name of your computer, all three columns are populated in the Non-fqdn.txt file.

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