Setting the console icon before saving
While you are working in the Options dialog box, you might
consider setting custom icons for your console tools. All the console tools developed by
Microsoft have their own icons. You can use these icons for your
console tools as well, or you could use icons from other Microsoft
programs quite easily. In the Options dialog box (which is
displayed when you select Options on the File menu), tap or click
Change Icon. This displays the Change Icon dialog box, as shown in
Figure 12.
In the Change Icon dialog box, tap or click Browse. By
default, the Open dialog box should open with the directory set to
%SystemRoot%\System32. In this case, type shell32.dll
as the File Name, and tap or click Open. You should
now see the Change Icon dialog box with the Shell32.dll selected,
which will allow you to choose one of several hundred icons
registered for use with the operating system shell. (See Figure 13.) Choose an icon,
tap or click OK, and then tap or click OK to close the Options
dialog box. From then on, the icon will be associated with your
custom console tool.
After you set the user mode, you can save the console tool. The console tool can appear
as one of the following:
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A desktop icon Select
Save As on the File menu, and then navigate the folder structure to
%SystemDrive%\Users\%UserName%\Desktop.
Here, %UserName% is the name of the user
who will work with the tool. After you type a name for the
console, tap or click Save.
-
A folder icon Select Save
As on the File menu, and then navigate to the folder where you
want the console tool to reside. After you type a name for the
console, tap or click Save.
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An option on the Tools menu in
Server Manager Select Save As on the File menu, and then
navigate to the %SystemDrive%\Windows\System32 folder. After
you type a name for the console, tap or click Save. Tap and
hold or right-click the MMC and then select Create Shortcut.
By default, you are prompted to save the shortcut on the
desktop and tap or click Yes to confirm. Tap and hold or
right-click the shortcut and then select Cut. In File
Explorer, navigate the folder structure to
%SystemDrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start
Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools. In the right pane of File
Explorer, tap and hold or right-click and then select
Paste.
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An option on the Tools menu in
Server Manager for a specific user Select Save As on
the File menu, and then navigate to the
%SystemDrive%\Windows\System32 folder. After you type a name
for the console, tap or click Save. Tap and hold or
right-click the MMC and then select Create Shortcut. By
default, you are prompted to save the shortcut on the desktop
and tap or click Yes to confirm. Tap and hold or right-click
the shortcut and then select Cut. In File Explorer, navigate
the folder structure to
%SystemDrive%\Users\%UserName%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start
Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools. In the right pane of File
Explorer, tap and hold or right-click and then select Paste.
Here, %UserName% is the name of the user
who will work with the tool.
