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Q64820: Quicken Shows Up as Quattro During Windows Setup

Article: Q64820
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 15-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a 
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SUMMARY
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When you run Microsoft Windows Setup to make icons for applications or when you
set up Windows 3.0 and select Set Up Applications On Hard Drive, Setup may
incorrectly identify some of the programs. You can delete the unnecessary icon
by highlighting it and from the File menu of Program Manager, selecting Delete.

If you want to keep the icon but want to change the name that appears under the
icon, do the following:

1. Highlight the icon.

2. From the File menu in the Program Manager, choose Properties.

3. Change Description to the desired name and select OK.

MORE INFORMATION
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Windows Setup decides which MS-DOS programs to make icons for by searching the
hard disk for the .EXE and .COM specified in the PIF files supplied with Windows
3.0. These PIF files are contained in the SETUP.INF file. Any MS-DOS application
with the same name as one of the applications that has a PIF file may be
incorrectly identified.

For example, Setup finds Q.EXE in the C:\QUICKEN3 directory. It also finds the
PIF file Q.PIF and it assumes that this is the PIF file for this program. Since
the Q.PIF is actually for Quattro, Windows incorrectly identifies Quicken 3.0 as
Quattro when it makes the icon.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.0 3.0a 3.00a win30

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin300 kbWin300a
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a

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