Computer Management of Windows Vista/7 Computers
I run Windows XP on my desktop and manage a few dozen computers. Some of the Computers I must manage occassionally are Windows Vista or 7.
When I open Computer Management in XP and Connect to another computer that's running Vista or 7, I cannot access certain System Tools, such as Local Users and Groups, event logs, etc...
Is there a third party utility that I can use or download since XP won't support this?
Note: The reason I'm primarily on XP is because most of the computers I support are on XP, and I only have 1 PC to myself.
When I open Computer Management in XP and Connect to another computer that's running Vista or 7, I cannot access certain System Tools, such as Local Users and Groups, event logs, etc...
Is there a third party utility that I can use or download since XP won't support this?
Note: The reason I'm primarily on XP is because most of the computers I support are on XP, and I only have 1 PC to myself.
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Beat me to that one, I concur.... Make a VM and use that....
If you've got windows 7 licenses available, why not just install Win7 as your primary OS and run your XP stuff in the built-in XP Mode?
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I think I already said that...
An app called Hyena may be able to do it. Its basically a replacement for comp. mgmt with more features.
VMware workstation is not free VMWare Player is they are 2 different apps
VMware player can not create Virtual machines AFAIK
No Workstation is not free, but you can get VMware Server 2.02 for free or use VirtualBox as already suggested by JohnLo. Incidently, in my opinion, Virtual PC 2007 runs particularly badly, its old, resource hungry and running it on XP can be a bit of headache (depending on your build/setup).
I had best results with VMware Workstation 6 and 7. VMServer should be your easiest answer, as long as you have a license for Win7 - http://downloads.vmware.com/d/info/datacenter_downloads/vmware_server/2_0
I had best results with VMware Workstation 6 and 7. VMServer should be your easiest answer, as long as you have a license for Win7 - http://downloads.vmware.com/d/info/datacenter_downloads/vmware_server/2_0
If you don't want to use the virtualization option, you could use the Remote Desktop tools to remotely log into the remote WinV/Win7 systems from your WinXP box. That way you'd be running the Computer Management tools directly.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969084
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969084
JohnLo VMWare player can create Virtual Machines I use it on a daily basis for testing VM's and also testing deployment from SCCM and WDS.
Please see the following extract:
VMware Player For users without a license to use VMware Workstation or VMware Fusion, VMware offers this software as freeware product for personal use. While initially not able to create virtual machines, this limitation was removed in version 3.0.1
Please see the following extract:
VMware Player For users without a license to use VMware Workstation or VMware Fusion, VMware offers this software as freeware product for personal use. While initially not able to create virtual machines, this limitation was removed in version 3.0.1