Remote Management with the Computer Management Tool (Compmgmt.msc)

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Microsoft Windows XP Embedded includes the Computer Management tool (Compmgmt.msc) in the Administration Support Tools component. You can use the Computer Management tool to remotely manage a Windows XP Embedded-based device. Remote management capabilities can be especially helpful for debugging applications and services on a remote device.

The Computer Management tool provides Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-ins that you can use to perform common computer management tasks and to compile information about both local and remote computers. This information includes:

  • Event viewer logs
  • Shared folders
  • Local users and groups accounts
  • Performance logs and alerts
  • Device Manager
  • Storage devices (including Removable Storage, Disk Defragmenter, and Disk Management MMC snap-ins)
  • Services and applications (including the Services snap-in)

To connect to a remote device using the Computer Management tool

  1. On your development machine, open a command window. At the command prompt, type: COMPMGMT.MSC

  2. On the Action menu, select Connect to another computer...

  3. Type in the name of the Windows XP Embedded-based device that you want to connect to, and click OK.

    The name of the Windows XP Embedded-based device appears in parentheses next to Computer Management. You can now manage the device remotely.

See Also

Remote Management

Last updated on Wednesday, October 18, 2006

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