Q84925: Order of Groups in PROGMAN.INI

Article: Q84925
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): win31
Last Modified: 11-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11 
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SUMMARY
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The group windows listing of the PROGMAN.INI file does not have to be in
sequential order for Microsoft Windows version 3.1 to load the group windows
correctly. However, for Windows versions 3.0 and 3.0a, this listing must be in
order.

MORE INFORMATION
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In Windows 3.0, the [groups] section of the PROGMAN.INI file must to be in
sequential order for Windows to properly load the groups (as in the example
below).

     [Groups]
     Group1=C:\WIN31\NONWINDO.GRP
     Group2=C:\WIN31\GAMES.GRP
     Group3=C:\WIN31\ACCESSOR.GRP
     Group4=C:\WIN31\MAIN.GRP

In Windows 3.1, the groups listing of the PROGMAN.INI file does not have to be in
sequential order. The group listing can have breaks in the numbering order or be
in any numeral sequence (as in the example below).

     [Groups]
     Group1=C:\WIN31\NONWINDO.GRP
     Group3=C:\WIN31\ACCESSOR.GRP
     Group2=C:\WIN31\GAMES.GRP
     Group4=C:\WIN31\MAIN.GRP
     Group5=C:\WIN31\WindowsA.GRP
     Group10=C:\WIN31\OTHER.GRP

Additional query words: 3.00 3.00a 3.10 3.11 network setup

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Keywords          : win31 
Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin300 kbWin300a kbWin310 kbWin311
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11

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