Adding a Snap-In

You start building your console file by adding one or more snap-ins to the console root, which is the top-level MMC container. (Even if you loaded the MMC by launching an existing snap-in, you can still add more snap-ins to the console.) Here are the steps to follow:

1. Select File, Add/Remove Snap-In (or press Ctrl+M). The MMC displays the Add or Remove Snap-Ins dialog box, shown in Figure 23.15.

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Figure 23.15. You use the Add or Remove Snap-Ins dialog box to populate the MMC with snap-in nodes.

2. In the Available Snap-ins list, select the snap-in you want to use.

3. Click Add.

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You can help organize your snap-ins by adding ...

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