Microsoft KB Archive/271950

= Microsoft Management Console Overview White Paper =

Article ID: 271950

Article Last Modified on 3/1/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition

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SUMMARY
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) is an extensible common presentation service for management tools. MMC is included in Windows 2000 and also runs on Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows 95, and Microsoft Windows 98. This white paper introduces MMC, and provides an overview of the MMC user interface and architecture. It also describes the concept of management snap-ins, how they relate to the console, and how to create custom tools from snap-ins.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information about MMC, you can obtain a copy of the white paper at the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/howto/mmcsteps.mspx

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