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| Build a custom Microsoft Management Console |
| Computer Management, Event Viewer, and most of the other administrative tools are implemented |
| as Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-ins. This means that one Windows 2000 |
| management tool looks and works much like any other. But perhaps what's even more useful is |
| that the MMC's modular architecture lets you create custom MMC consoles that integrate the |
| tools you use most often into a single console. |
| To create a custom console, click Start | Run and enter MMC in the Run dialog box. After the |
| MMC opens, choose Console | Add/Remove Snap-In. Click Add to display the Add Standalone |
| Snap-In dialog box, and choose the snap-in you need. Some of the snap-ins prompt you to select the |
| focus for the snap-in. For example, when you add the Group Policy snap-in, you can focus it on the |
| local computer or a remote computer. |
| There are a couple of snap-ins you might consider adding to any custom console. The Folder |
| snap-in doesn't add a disk folder, but instead adds a container to the console. You can use folders to |
| organize the snap-ins, for example, creating a folder named Local Computer and another named |
| Remote Computers. You would then add snap-ins to the folders focused on the respective targets. |
| The Link To Web Address snap-in is also handy and all-purpose. This lets you add a quick link in |
| the console to any URL. For example, you might add a link to a Web site that provides monitoring |
| or configuration data for servers on the network. This gives you quick access to the site right from |
| your custom console. You can also add non-HTML URLs. For example, you can specify an FTP site |
| or the absolute or Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path to a folder. When you click the link in |
| the console, the target contents appear in the right pane |
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