Microsoft® Windows® Scripting with WMI: Self-Paced Learning Guide

30 Part I: Getting Started with WMI

Understanding the WMI Control Snap-in

You can access the WMI Control snap-in in two ways. First, you can find it in the Computer

Management console and, from there, you can access the configuration of WMI on the local

computer. Second, you can add the WMI Control snap-in into a blank or custom Microsoft

Management Console (MMC) and this enables you to change the target machine and the cre-

dentials used to make the connection into WMI. This dualistic approach can be disconcerting

for those administrators who expect to be able to redirect the WMI Control console to target

another computer because they are ...