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Q82392: PC Tools 7.1 May Incorrectly Add Group to Program Manager

Article: Q82392
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 15-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11 
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SUMMARY
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PC Tools version 7.1 uses an MS-DOS-based Setup program that parses and modifies
the PROGMAN.INI file included with Microsoft Windows. This Setup program makes
some invalid assumptions about the format of this file that can cause some of
the PC Tools programs to set up improperly. The common result of this problem is
that either a group now fails to appear or two identical groups appear instead.

MORE INFORMATION
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PC Tools's Setup program assumes that the [Groups] section comes last in the
PROGMAN.INI file and that it contains lines only of the form GroupX= (where "X"
is an integer).

However, it is possible for other information to be located in the [Groups]
section or for a [Restrictions] section to be located at the end of the
PROGMAN.INI file.

After PC Tools is installed, the corrupted PROGMAN.INI file usually resembles the
following:

[Settings]
Window=4 5 639 395 1
display.drv=vga.drv
Order= 5 3 4 4 2 1  <--- Two 4's
AutoArrange=1

[Groups]
Group1=C:\WINDOWS\MAIN.GRP
Group2=C:\WINDOWS\ACCESSOR.GRP
Group4=C:\WINDOWS\STARTUP.GRP   <---  | Two Group4 lines
Group5=C:\WINDOWS\APPLICAT.GRP        |
Group3=C:\WINDOWS\GAMES.GRP           |
Group4=C:\WINDOWS\CPSDOS.GRP    <---  |
Order=3 5 4 2 1                 <---    Potential text that may
                                       confuse the PC Tools Setup
                                       program

If the above problem occurs, you must modify your PROGMAN.INI file using a text
editor (such MS-DOS Editor). Make your modifications at the MS-DOS level, then
restart Windows. Program Manager should then load all the groups correctly and
rebuild the Order= line so that it works correctly. To restore PROGMAN.INI, make
the following changes:

1. Remove the Order= line from the [Settings] section.

2. Remove any lines not of the form GroupX= from the [Groups] section.

3. List the group numbers sequentially.

A PROGMAN.INI file that has been corrected should look similar to the following:

  [Settings]
  Window=4 5 639 395 1
  display.drv=vga.drv
  AutoArrange=1

  [Groups]
  Group1=C:\WINDOWS\MAIN.GRP
  Group2=C:\WINDOWS\ACCESSOR.GRP
  Group3=C:\WINDOWS\STARTUP.GRP
  Group4=C:\WINDOWS\APPLICAT.GRP
  Group5=C:\WINDOWS\GAMES.GRP
  Group6=C:\WINDOWS\CPSDOS.GRP

PC Tools is manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no
warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or
reliability.

Additional query words: 3.10 3.1 pctools 3.11

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin310 kbWin311
Version           : WINDOWS:3.1,3.11

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