如果我们自己的应用程序使用Microsoft Management Console(MMC)设置界面，可能会显得我们的应用程序更专业。
下面我来介绍一下如何使用.NET 2.0编写基于Microsoft Management Console 3的Snap-in。
如果你要使用.NET 1.1编写对于MMC2的Snap-in，可以参考MMC.NET。
目前Microsoft Management Console 3还只是RC1，建议不要在正式生产环境中使用，本文只作学习使用。
可以在微软的网站下载Microsoft Management Console 3.0 Pre-Release (RC1 Refresh)的对应版本。
MMC3支持Windows 2000以上的操作系统，Vista自带MMC3。
我以下的说明是以Windows XP Pro with sp2 英文版为基础的。
1. 安装WindowsXP-KB907265-x86-ENU.exe，安装之后会在"C:\Windows\System32\"目录下多出两个文件：microsoft.managementconsole.dll
和mmcfxcommon.dll，最好将这两个文件加入GAC，省得以后麻烦。
2. 使用Visual Studio 2005 建立一个Windows Class Library Project，起名为"TestMMC3"，并将microsoft.managementconsole.dll加入引用。
3. 写代码
3. 编译（废话）
4. 在编译目录运行installutil TestMMC3.dll命令，如果没有将mmcfxcommon.dll加入GAC，就需要将TestMMC3.dll放到"C:\Windows\System32\"中。
D:\MyDocuments\Work\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\TestMMC3\TestMMC3\bin\Debug>
installutil TestMMC3.dll
Microsoft (R) .NET Framework Installation utility Version 2.0.50727.42
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Running a transacted installation.
Beginning the Install phase of the installation.
See the contents of the log file for the D:\MyDocuments\Work\Visual Studio 2005\
Projects\TestMMC3\TestMMC3\bin\Debug\TestMMC3.dll assembly's progress.
The file is located at D:\MyDocuments\Work\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\TestMMC3.
0\TestMMC3\bin\Debug\TestMMC3.InstallLog.
Installing assembly 'D:\MyDocuments\Work\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\TestMMC3\
TestMMC3\bin\Debug\TestMMC3.dll'.
Affected parameters are:
logtoconsole =
assemblypath = D:\MyDocuments\Work\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\TestMMC3\Tes
tMMC3\bin\Debug\TestMMC3.dll
logfile = D:\MyDocuments\Work\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\TestMMC3\TestMMC3
.0\bin\Debug\TestMMC3.InstallLog
The Install phase completed successfully, and the Commit phase is beginning.
See the contents of the log file for the D:\MyDocuments\Work\Visual Studio 2005\
Projects\TestMMC3\TestMMC3\bin\Debug\TestMMC3.dll assembly's progress.
The file is located at D:\MyDocuments\Work\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\TestMMC3.
0\TestMMC3\bin\Debug\TestMMC3.InstallLog.
Committing assembly 'D:\MyDocuments\Work\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\TestMMC3\
TestMMC3\bin\Debug\TestMMC3.dll'.
Affected parameters are:
logtoconsole =
assemblypath = D:\MyDocuments\Work\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\TestMMC3\Tes
tMMC3\bin\Debug\TestMMC3.dll
logfile = D:\MyDocuments\Work\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\TestMMC3\TestMMC3
.0\bin\Debug\TestMMC3.InstallLog
The Commit phase completed successfully.
The transacted install has completed.
Instillutil.exe会在HKLM/Software/Microsoft/MMC/NodeTypes/SnapIns创建一个Key。
5. 在"Run"中运行mmc
单击File->Add/Remove Snap-in
单击"Add"
选择"- Simple SnapIn Sample"
待续……