Introduction to the .NET Framework Configuration Tool

The .NET Framework ships with a powerful administrative tool that can be used to change settings for all configurable aspects of the .NET Framework, including security policy. The tool is a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in and will feel familiar to anybody who has used other Microsoft administrative tools, such as the IIS administration tool.

Availability of the Tool

The full tool described in this chapter ships with the .NET Framework Redistributable and SDK. It will require MMC 1.2 to run.

NOTE

The tool requires MMC (Microsoft Management Console) version 1.2 or higher. If you install the Framework on Windows 95, 98, ME, you may still not find that you have access to the tool. In ...

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