HOWTO: Manage Members of an Active Directory Group or Distribution List

Overview

Active Directory Groups and Distribution Lists are a powerful way to manage access

Procedure

1. RIGHT-CLICK on an area on your Desktop to create a New Shortcut.  Click on New | Shortcut.
   
   
    
2. In the Create Shortcut window, paste the following in the input box, click on Next to continue.
   
   %SYSTEMROOT%\System32\rundll32.exe dsquery,OpenQueryWindow
   
   
    
3. Change the Name of the Shortcut to Manage Groups and Distribution Lists. Click on Finish .
   
   
    
4. Locate the newly create icon on the Desktop and DOUBLE-CLICK on it to launch it.
    
5. In the Find Users, Contacts, and Groups window, type the name of the group that you want to manage and click Find Now.