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Q100314: PRB: SDK Install Makes Microsoft Tools Group Unavailable

Article: Q100314
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb16bitonly
Last Modified: 06-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1 
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SYMPTOMS
========

After installing the Windows Software Development Kit (SDK), the Microsoft Tools
groups created by the MS-DOS 6 installation program is no longer available.

CAUSE
=====

When you install Microsoft Windows 3.1 SDK, the installation program does not
correctly handle the comments in the PROGMAN.INI file. As a result, Microsoft
Tools group is not available in Program Manager.

The Windows 3.1 SDK installation program uses an exiting group number when the
PROGMAN.INI file contains comments made by the MS-DOS 6 Upgrade Setup program.

For example, if you have the following [Groups] section in your PROGMAN.INI file
before you install Windows 3.1 SDK

  Group1=C:\WINDOWS\MAIN.GRP
  Group2=C:\WINDOWS\ACCESSOR.GRP
  Group3=C:\WINDOWS\GAMES.GRP
  ;======== MS-DOS 6 Setup Modification - Begin ========

Group4=C:\DOS\WNTOOLS.GRP
  ;======== MS-DOS 6 Setup Modification - End ========

you have the following [Groups] section after you install the Windows 3.1 SDK:

  Group1=C:\WINDOWS\MAIN.GRP
  Group2=C:\WINDOWS\ACCESSOR.GRP
  Group3=C:\WINDOWS\GAMES.GRP
  Group4=C:\WINDEV\SDKTOOL1.GRP
  Group4=C:\DOS\WNTOOLS.GRP
  ;======== MS-DOS 6 Setup Modification - End ========

As a result, the Microsoft Tools (WNTOOLS.GRP) is not available in Program
Manager.

RESOLUTION
==========

To work around this problem, edit the PROGMAN.INI file and change the
"Group<n>=" value for the WNTOOLS.GRP line. For example, if you have
"Group4=C:\WINDEV\SDKTOOL1.GRP" and "Group4=C:\DOS\WNTOOLS.GRP", change the
second "Group4" to Group5, or another unused value.

Additional query words: 3.10 no32bit

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Keywords          : kb16bitonly 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK310
Version           : WINDOWS:3.1

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