Computer Management Overview

Computer Management is a collection of Windows administrative tools that you can use to manage a local or remote computer. The tools are organized into a single console, which makes it easy to view administrative properties and to gain access to the tools that are necessary to perform your computer-management tasks.

The Computer Management Console

The Computer Management console consists of a window divided into two panes. The left pane contains the console tree the right pane contains details. When you click an item in the console tree, information a!out that item is displayed in the details pane. The information that is displayed is specific to the item that you select. The administrative tools in Computer Management are grouped into the following three categories in the console tree"

#ystem Tools #torage #ervices and $pplications

%ach category includes several tools or services.

System Tools

%vent &iewer 'se the %vent &iewer tool to manage and view events that are recorded in the $pplication, #ecurity, and #ystem logs. (ou can monitor the logs to track security events and to identify possi!le software, hardware, and system pro!lems. #hared )olders 'se the #hared )olders tool to view connections and resource in use on the computer. (ou can create, view, and manage shares, view open files and sessions, and close files and disconnect sessions. *ocal 'sers and +roups 'se the *ocal 'sers and +roups tool to create and manage your local user accounts and groups. *ocal 'sers and +roups is availa!le only in Windows ,- -rofessional. -erformance *ogs and $lerts 'se the -erformance *ogs and $lerts tool to configure performance logs and alerts to monitor and collect data a!out your computer.s performance. /evice Manager 'se /evice Manager to view the hardware devices installed in your computer, update device drivers, modify hardware settings, and trou!leshoot device conflicts.

Storage

0emova!le #torage 'se the 0emova!le #torage tool to track your remova!le storage media and manage the li!raries, or data-storage systems, that contain them. /isk /efragmenter 'se the /isk /efragmenter tool to analyze and defragment volumes on your hard disks. /isk Management 'se the /isk Management tool to perform disk-related tasks such as converting disks or creating and formatting volumes. /isk Management helps you manage your hard disks, and the partitions or volumes that they contain.

Services and Applications

#ervices 'se #ervices to manage services on local and remote computers. (ou can start, stop, pause, resume, or disa!le a service. WM1 Control 'se WM1 Control to configure and manage the Windows Management 1nstrumentation 2WM13 service. 1nde4ing #ervice

'se 1nde4ing #ervice to manage the 1nde4ing service, and to create and configure additional catalogs to store inde4 information. NOTE" The actual set of tools and services that is listed in Computer Management depends on the services that are installed on the host computer.

5ow to 'se Computer Management on the *ocal Computer

NOTE" (ou must !e logged on as $dministrator or as a mem!er of the $dministrators group view and modify most properties and perform most computer-management tasks. To start and use Computer Management on the local computer"

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Click Start, and then click Control Panel. Click Performance and Maintenance, click Administrative Tools, and then dou!le-click Computer Management. The Computer Management window for the local computer is displayed. 6Computer Management 2*ocal36 is displayed at the root of the console tree.

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1n the console tree, e4pand System Tools, Storage, or Services and Applications to view the tools and services in each of these containers. Click the item that you want 2for e4ample, Event Viewer3 to use the tool, and then view the information that is associated with it.

5ow to 'se Computer Management on a 0emote Computer

NOTE" (ou must !e logged on as $dministrator or as a mem!er of the $dministrators group to view and modify most properties and perform most computer-management tasks. To connect to and use Computer Management on another computer"

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Click Start, and then click Control Panel. Click Performance and Maintenance, click Administrative Tools, and then dou!le-click Computer Management. 0ight-click Computer Management !ocal", and then click Connect to another computer. Click Another Computer, and then type the name of the computer that you want to manage remotely, or click #rowse to locate the computer. Click O$ and then click O$ to return to the Computer Management window. The Computer Management window of the remote computer is displayed. The name of the remote computer is displayed at the root of the console tree. 1n the console tree, e4pand System Tools, Storage, or Services and Applications to view the tools and services in each of these containers. Click the item that you want 2for e4ample, Event Viewer3 to use the tool, and then view the information that is associated with it.

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5ow to 'se 5elp in Computer Management

To use Computer Management 5elp or to use the 5elp files for any of the individual administrative tools that are contained in Computer Management" 9. #tart Computer Management. :. 'se either of the following steps"

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1n the console tree, right-click the item that you want 2for e4ample, Computer Management or %evice Manager3, and then click &elp. Click the item in the console tree 2for e4ample, %evice Manager or Computer Management3, and then click &elp on the Action menu.