About MMC 2.0

Microsoft Management Console (MMC) is an extensible user interface that provides an environment for running management applications, structured as components, called snap-ins.

MMC snap-ins can be created in any development environment that supports producing COM components. Some of the most common development environments are Microsoft Visual C++ versions 5.0 and 6.0, and Microsoft Visual Basic version 6.0.

This section provides an overview of the MMC elements that affect snap-in developers. The following topics are discussed:

• Introducing MMC
• Creating Snap-ins
• Analyzing the Snap-in User Interface
• Testing Snap-ins
• Deploying Snap-ins

Related topics

MMC Programmer's Guide

MMC Reference