Systems Management Samples 

The following table lists Windows Vista samples that pertain to systems management and scheduling tasks. They are installed under the Samples folder in the following path:

\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0\samples

For build instructions and additional information about the samples, see the Readme.txt files and other documents in the sample folders.

Sample	Description	Location (under Samples)
Windows  Event Log Configuration Sample	Demonstrates the configuration capabilities of the new Windows Event Log.	SysMgmt\Events\Config
Windows  Event Log Maintenance Sample	Demonstrates the logging capabilities of the new Windows Event Log.	SysMgmt\Events\Logging
Windows  Event Log Publisher Metadata Sample	Demonstrates the publisher and event discovery capabilities of the new Windows Event Log.	SysMgmt\Events\PublisherMetadata
Windows  Event Log Reading Events Sample	Demonstrates the querying and rendering capabilities of the new Windows Event Log.	SysMgmt\Events\Querying
Windows  Event Log Subscribing Sample	Demonstrates the subscription capabilities of the new Windows Event Log.	SysMgmt\Events\Subscribe
Windows  Event Collector Sample	Demonstrates the Windows Event Collector APIs.	SysMgmt\Events\WEC\CPP
Reduce Reboot on Windows Installer Update Sample	Reduces computer restarts by unloading Msi.Dll in all system processes.	SysMgmt\Msi\RebootReduction
Execute Task on System Startup Sample	Creates a task to run an executable at system startup.	SysMgmt\TaskSched\ExeOnBoot
Execute  Task on System Startup Sample	Creates a task that runs an executable at system startup.	SysMgmt\TaskSched\ExeOnBoot
Execute Task on Logon Sample	Creates a task to run an executable on logon.	SysMgmt\TaskSched\ExeOnLogon
Execute Task on Registration Sample	Creates a task to run an executable on registration.	SysMgmt\TaskSched\ExeOnRegistration
Enumerate Registered Tasks Sample	Enumerates registered tasks.	SysMgmt\TaskSched\RegisteredTaskEnum
Windows  Remote Management Sample	Shows how to use Windows Remote Management (WinRM) to change a property value for a hardware component.	SysMgmt\WinRM\HardwareManagement

See Also

Concepts

Multimedia Samples
Networking and Services Samples
Security Samples
Windows Base Samples
Windows UI Samples
XML Samples