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Network Explorer Extensibility

Overview Network Explorer is the place in the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system for users to discover and use all of the network resources, including network devices and computers in the Local Area Network (LAN). From Network Explorer, users can see device-specific icons and properties and invoke device-specific actions. This paper describes how Network Explorer discovers a network device; displays a device-specific icon, actions, and properties; and launches a device-specific application.

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Publisher	Microsoft	File Format	WORD
Date Published	June 2006	Downloads	37
Format	White Papers
Topics	Local Area Networks (LAN)

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Publisher:
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