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Lists the containers from which you can select an object. To see where the current container is located in the hierarchy of containers, click the arrow.


Lists the objects located in the container and their descriptions, if available. To see the hierarchy of containers, click Locations.


Provides a space for you to type the name of the object or objects you want to add. You can type multiple names by separating them with semicolons. When finished, click Add.


Provides a space for you to type the name of the object you want.


Adds the selected object or objects.


Removes the selected object or objects.


Provides a space for you to type the name of the object you want using any of the following forms: domain/objectname, object@domain, or object. You can type multiple names by separating them with semicolons. If the object exists in a domain or global catalog, you can type the first few characters of the name, and then click Check Names. You can also select a name from the list and then click Add. To delete an object, select it, and then press DELETE.


Displays the properties of the selected object.


Provides a space for you to type your domain and user name in the format shown in the example, or type your domain and user name using the following format: domainname\username.


Provides a space for you to type your password for this domain. Passwords are case-sensitive.


Click to submit your user name and password, as shown in Connect as, to the domain to which you are trying to connect. If you entered a valid domain, user name, and password, you will be able to view and access the domain and its resources. If you do not provide a valid user name and password, this dialog box appears again.


Click to cancel your attempt to view or access a domain or its resources. If you click Cancel, you may not be able to view a list of domains, access domain resources, or locate domain objects.


Specifies the error code of the problem encountered. A system administrator or support technician can use this error code to diagnose the problem. You can copy this error code by selecting the error code, right-clicking it, and then clicking Copy.


Specifies that you want to re-type the name of the object and search again.


Provides a space for you to re-type the name of the object. If you are not sure of the exact name, type the first few letters and then click OK to see a list of objects whose names begin with those letters. If you click OK and this dialog box appears again, then you must type the exact name of the object, or remove the name from the list.


Specifies that you want to remove this object from the list of objects you have selected. Select this option if you cannot find or do not know the name of the object you are looking for. You can still keep the other valid objects you have selected.


Verifies the names of the objects you have selected. If Windows cannot find the object, you can correct the name or remove the object from the list.


Specifies that you want to select an object or objects from the list of objects.


Lists the objects with names similar to the name you typed in the previous dialog box.


Provides a space for you to re-type the name of the object. If you are not sure of the exact name, type the first few letters and then click OK to see a list of objects whose names begin with those letters.


Click to choose the types of objects that you want to select.


Click to define the root location from which to begin your search.


Provides a space for you to type the object names that you want to find. You can search for multiple objects by separating each name with a semicolon. Use one of the following syntax examples:

DisplayName (example: FirstName LastName)

ObjectName (example: Computer1)

UserName (example: User1)

ObjectName@DomainName (example: User1@Domain1)

DomainName\ObjectName (example: Domain1\User1)


Locates all matching or similar object names listed in the text box using the selected object types and directory location.


Click to select advanced search options.


Lists the available object types that you can look for. This list may include one or more of the following types of objects:

Built-in security principals:  Objects that represent default built-in groups and foreign security principals. Examples include: Administrators, System Operators, Users, Power Users, Everyone, Authenticated Users, Anonymous Logon, Guests, and System.

Groups:  Objects that can have users, computers, and other groups as its members.

Users:  Objects used to allow people to access network resources.

Computers:  Objects used to represent a computer’s access to network resources.

Contacts:  Objects used to locate information about people. Contact objects cannot be assigned permissions and therefore do not have access to network resources.

Other:  Objects that can be created by applications.


Lists the locations that you can choose as the root location to look for objects.


Displays the types of objects selected.


Displays the name of the location that this search will look in.


Lists the search variables used to find user, computer, or group names.


Lists the search variables used to find user, computer, or group descriptions.


Specifies whether the search will include disabled accounts.


Specifies whether the search will include user accounts with non-expiring passwords.


Specifies the number of days that users within the specified query root last logged on to the domain.


Click to start your search.

If you want to search for all objects specified in Object types and Locations, do not enter any search values, and then click Find Now. Note that this type of search could require significant network resources depending on the scope of the search. To minimize the impact on network resources, specify search values.


Click to stop your search. Objects found up to the point of stopping the search will be displayed.


Provides a space for you to type the name of the query.


Provides a space for you to type a description of the query.


Click to change the columns shown for this view


Lists the search variables used to find user, computer, or group names. In the space provided, type the name of the user, computer, or group that you want to find.


Lists the columns that will be displayed in your search results list. Under Columns available, you can specify additional columns to display in your search results list.


You can customize the information in your search results list by choosing from the columns listed here.


Specifies the number of days that users within the specified query root last logged on to the domain.


Removes the selected columns from the search results list.


Adds the selected columns to the search results list.


Lists the search variables used to find user, computer, or group descriptions.


Lists the search variables used to find user, computer, or group names.