Q81522: Manually Reconstructing Windows Productivity Pack Groups
Article: Q81522
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 1.0,3.0,3.0a
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s):
Last Modified: 07-FEB-2002
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a
- Microsoft Windows Productivity Pack, version 1.0
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SUMMARY
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The Microsoft Windows Productivity Pack version 1.0 creates two program groups
and a total of 10 icons when you install this package under Windows version 3.0.
There are two methods of recovery if you have inadvertently deleted the
application icons and/or program groups. Because the icon properties for some of
the Windows Productivity Pack modules are somewhat unusual, the normal method of
manually setting up Windows icons or using the Windows Search For Applications
feature doesn't work unless you have additional information about the required
command line entries.
This is because of the method Productivity Pack uses to create its icons. Each
icon refers to an executable file and either a data file or a Windows Help file.
If you choose Set Up Applications from the Options menu of Windows Setup, you
can recover the executable files. The only way to recover a lost Troubleshooter
Tools group and the associated icons is to reinstall the Productivity Pack.
MORE INFORMATION
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One way of recovering the Productivity Pack groups and icons is to run the
Productivity Pack Setup program. This will re-create all the groups and icons.
However, if you only deleted a few things, it may be easier to re-create them
manually. Listed below are the contents of each program group and the correct
properties that must be entered to create the icons that are normally generated
by the Setup program.
PRODUCTIVITY PACK GROUP CONTENTS
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Icon Description Command Line
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Learning Windows C:\PRODPACK\LWIN.EXE
Quick Troubleshooter C:\PRODPACK\QT.EXE LWINHELP.EXE TROUBLES.HLP
Working Smarter C:\PRODPACK\LWINHELP.EXE SMARTER.HLP
Note that the c:\prodpack portion of the paths listed above are simply the
original program defaults. If you installed the Windows Productivity Pack to a
different directory, insert the appropriate path.
TROUBLESHOOTER TOOLS GROUP CONTENTS
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Icon Description Command Line
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View WIN.INI NOTEPAD.EXE C:\WINDOWS\WIN.INI
View SYSTEM.INI NOTEPAD.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.INI
View AUTOEXEC.BAT NOTEPAD.EXE C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT
View CONFIG.SYS NOTEPAD.EXE C:\CONFIG.SYS
Control Panel CONTROL.EXE
File Manager WINFILE.EXE
PIF Editor PIFEDIT.EXE
Note that the C:\WINDOWS portion of the paths listed above are simply the
original program defaults. If you installed Windows to a directory other than
WINDOWS, insert the appropriate path.
The name of the group in which these icons reside must be called "Troubleshooter
Tools." You cannot shorten or change the name in any way because the Quick
Troubleshooter is hard coded to look for that group name.
You may receive the following messages when you select an icon created from the
Set Up Applications command of Windows Setup:
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| Icon Name | Description of Problem or Message that Appears |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| MS Modified Help | Starts the Windows Help engine, but doesn't
load any file. |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Windows
Setup for WPP | Displays the error message
Setup is currently
unable to continue. Insert the Setup disk
and type setup again. Press ENTER to exit setup.
Windows exits to MS-DOS if ENTER is chosen or if
the OK button is chosen. The second time you use
this icon, an error message appears stating
Application Execution Error: Cannot find file;
check to ensure the path and filename are correct. |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Quick
Troublshooter | Displays the error message
ERROR: Troubleshooter
has not been set up correctly. Please insert the
Setup disk and type setup. |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| WINCBT | Display the message
Change Disk: Cannot find
CBTLIB.DLL, Please insert in drive A:.
If you
choose Cancel, the message
Application Execution
Error: Cannot find file; check to ensure the path
and filename are correct
appears on the screen. |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Learning
Windows 1.0 | This application works correctly. |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
For information on setting up Windows icons, refer to pages 87-89 of the
"Microsoft Windows User's Guide."
Additional query words: 3.0 3.0a WPP1.00
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Keywords :
Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin300 kbWin300a kbWinProdPack100
Version : :1.0,3.0,3.0a
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