Windows Err Msg: Icon Extraction Error/Group File Error

 Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
Article ID: Q66077
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11

SUMMARY

When you use the Setup program to change the system settings in Microsoft Windows, you may receive the following error message when you restart Windows: 

   Program group file "filename" is write protected.
   Its icons cannot be updated for the new display
   device
In Windows 3.0, the message is preceded by "Icon Extraction Error." In Windows 3.1, the message is preceded by "Group File Error."

This set of error messages indicates that the read-only attribute has been set for the group file mentioned.

MORE INFORMATION

Windows groups files contain display-specific information about program icons. If you change your display device through Windows Setup, Windows needs to update this information to correctly display the program icons in Program Manager. This is not possible if the group file has the read-only attribute set.

To remove the read-only attribute from a file, use the MS-DOS ATTRIB command. For example, to remove the read-only attribute from the MAIN.GRP file, type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt: 

   attrib main.grp -r

KBCategory: kbother kbdisplay kberrmsg
KBSubcategory: win30 win31
Additional reference words: 3.00 3.0 3.0a 3.00a 3.1 3.10 3.11

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Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
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