where is the microsoft management console? I cannot open any mscfiles

I cannot get my services.msc file open or any msc file open for that
matter. It seems after some researching that it needs to be open with
the microsoft management console but I don't know how to look for that
program. I tried going to control panel, associate a file type or
protocol w/a program and the .msc file doesn't even show up. the msc
file is located in the system32 folder so it exists. Can someone help
me? Thanks.

You can open services directly by
clicking the Start button and typing
SERVICES
and then hit enter.
Also you can get there by right clicking computer and click
manage
Services and applications

To open just the MMC console alone
Click start and type
MMC
then enter
and you will have to add the msc from the
File menu
Add/Remove Snap In.
Hope this helps ya.
Don't play around too much.


--
James M Driscoll Jr
MCTS (Vista)
Spaceman


<> wrote in message
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>I cannot get my services.msc file open or any msc file open for that
> matter. It seems after some researching that it needs to be open with
> the microsoft management console but I don't know how to look for that
> program. I tried going to control panel, associate a file type or
> protocol w/a program and the .msc file doesn't even show up. the msc
> file is located in the system32 folder so it exists. Can someone help
> me? Thanks.

I bet you get an error message. Care to share? Otherwise, you might want to
wade through this:
http://support.microsoft.com/search/...3comm=1&res=20

TinyURL = http://tinyurl.com/6kovh4

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

<> wrote in message
news:c51680a9-b45d-4784-bd8c-...
>I cannot get my services.msc file open or any msc file open for that
> matter. It seems after some researching that it needs to be open with
> the microsoft management console but I don't know how to look for that
> program. I tried going to control panel, associate a file type or
> protocol w/a program and the .msc file doesn't even show up. the msc
> file is located in the system32 folder so it exists. Can someone help
> me? Thanks.

Sorry, that should have been pared down a bit:
http://support.microsoft.com/search/...3comm=1&res=20

TinyURL http://tinyurl.com/55lutc

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
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>I bet you get an error message. Care to share? Otherwise, you might want to
>wade through this:
> http://support.microsoft.com/search/...3comm=1&res=20
>
> TinyURL = http://tinyurl.com/6kovh4
>
> --
> Gary S. Terhune
> MS-MVP Shell/User
> http://grystmill.com
>
> <> wrote in message
> news:c51680a9-b45d-4784-bd8c-...
>>I cannot get my services.msc file open or any msc file open for that
>> matter. It seems after some researching that it needs to be open with
>> the microsoft management console but I don't know how to look for that
>> program. I tried going to control panel, associate a file type or
>> protocol w/a program and the .msc file doesn't even show up. the msc
>> file is located in the system32 folder so it exists. Can someone help
>> me? Thanks.
>
>

<> wrote in message
news:c51680a9-b45d-4784-bd8c-...
>I cannot get my services.msc file open or any msc file open for that
> matter. It seems after some researching that it needs to be open with
> the microsoft management console but I don't know how to look for that
> program. I tried going to control panel, associate a file type or
> protocol w/a program and the .msc file doesn't even show up. the msc
> file is located in the system32 folder so it exists. Can someone help
> me? Thanks.

I use a desktop shortcut with the target

%SystemRoot%\system32\compmgmt.msc /s

to start it.

Tom

On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 11:20:37 +0100, "Tom Allen" <> wrote:

>
><> wrote in message
>news:c51680a9-b45d-4784-bd8c-...
>>I cannot get my services.msc file open or any msc file open for that
>> matter. It seems after some researching that it needs to be open with
>> the microsoft management console but I don't know how to look for that
>> program. I tried going to control panel, associate a file type or
>> protocol w/a program and the .msc file doesn't even show up. the msc
>> file is located in the system32 folder so it exists. Can someone help
>> me? Thanks.
>
>I use a desktop shortcut with the target
>
>%SystemRoot%\system32\compmgmt.msc /s
>
>to start it.

OR... click the start orb and type MANAGEMENT into the start-search
box.

<> wrote in message
news:c51680a9-b45d-4784-bd8c-...
>I cannot get my services.msc file open or any msc file open for that
> matter. It seems after some researching that it needs to be open with
> the microsoft management console but I don't know how to look for that
> program. I tried going to control panel, associate a file type or
> protocol w/a program and the .msc file doesn't even show up. the msc
> file is located in the system32 folder so it exists. Can someone help
> me? Thanks.

If you right-click on My Computer, and choose Manage, what happens?

What should happen is that the management tools become available to you.

HTH
-pk

Paul Montgomery wrote:
> On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 11:20:37 +0100, "Tom Allen" <> wrote:
>
>> <> wrote in message
>> news:c51680a9-b45d-4784-bd8c-...
>>> I cannot get my services.msc file open or any msc file open for that
>>> matter. It seems after some researching that it needs to be open with
>>> the microsoft management console but I don't know how to look for that
>>> program. I tried going to control panel, associate a file type or
>>> protocol w/a program and the .msc file doesn't even show up. the msc
>>> file is located in the system32 folder so it exists. Can someone help
>>> me? Thanks.
>> I use a desktop shortcut with the target
>>
>> %SystemRoot%\system32\compmgmt.msc /s
>>
>> to start it.
>
> OR... click the start orb and type MANAGEMENT into the start-search
> box.

Don't you believe anything Paul Montgomery a sissy and a sack of crap
has to say.

And don't you worry about that inability to read/write English. You
obviously won't need it in whatever career path you choose.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"General Paul Montgomery1" <> wrote in message
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> Paul Montgomery wrote:
>> On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 11:20:37 +0100, "Tom Allen" <> wrote:
>>
>>> <> wrote in message
>>> news:c51680a9-b45d-4784-bd8c-...
>>>> I cannot get my services.msc file open or any msc file open for that
>>>> matter. It seems after some researching that it needs to be open with
>>>> the microsoft management console but I don't know how to look for that
>>>> program. I tried going to control panel, associate a file type or
>>>> protocol w/a program and the .msc file doesn't even show up. the msc
>>>> file is located in the system32 folder so it exists. Can someone help
>>>> me? Thanks.
>>> I use a desktop shortcut with the target
>>>
>>> %SystemRoot%\system32\compmgmt.msc /s
>>>
>>> to start it.
>>
>> OR... click the start orb and type MANAGEMENT into the start-search
>> box.
>
> Don't you believe anything Paul Montgomery a sissy and a sack of crap has
> to say.