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Introduction to Configuration and Management

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Microsoft Management Console (MMC) is a tool you use to create, save, and open collections of administrative tools, called consoles. Consoles contain items such as snap-ins, extension snap-ins, monitor controls, tasks, wizards, and documentation required to manage many of the hardware, software, and networking components of the Windows 2000 Professional–based system. You can add items to an existing MMC console, or you can create new consoles and configure them to administer a specific system component. If you want to do so, you can save and distribute consoles. To start MMC, on the Start menu, click Run , and then type MMC .

After you open the default console, you can the add snap-ins you use frequently and save the console. Console files are saved as *.msc files. To start a saved console, type the name of the console on the Run line.

The following snap-ins are available by default with Windows 2000 Professional:

  • ActiveX Control

  • Certificates

  • Component Services

  • Computer Management

  • Device Manager

  • Disk Defragmenter

  • Disk Management

  • Event Viewer

  • Fax Service Management

  • Folder

  • Group Policy

  • Indexing Service

  • IP security policy management

  • Link to Web Address

  • Local Users and Groups

  • Performance Logs and Alerts

  • Removable Storage and Management

  • Security Configuration and Analysis

  • Security Templates

  • Services

  • Shared Folders

  • System Information

  • WMI Control

For more information about the functions each snap-in provides, see the Windows 2000 Professional MMC Help. To view MMC topics, start Help from MMC. Help for MMC topics is not available by from the Start menu of Windows 2000 Professional.