The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.1, 3.11
SUMMARY
If group icons are missing when you start Microsoft Windows, you may
have run the Windows 3.1 Setup program while virus-detection software was
running in memory. Virus-detection software, such as Central Point Anti-
Virus and Data Monitor (Datamon) from Symantec, may cause this problem.
WORKAROUND
There are several possible solutions to this problem:
- Attempt to rebuild the groups. From the File menu of Program
Manager, choose Run. Type the following in the command line dialog
box:
setup /p
- Manually edit the PROGMAN.INI file and make sure the settings are
correct for your groups. Using the MS-DOS DIR command, get a
listing of your group files, for example:
dir c:\windows\*.grp
Edit the PROGMAN.INI file with a text editor such at EDIT from
MS-DOS 5.0. The file should look similar to the following example:
[Settings]
Window=28 30 626 373 1
SaveSettings=1
MinOnRun=0
AutoArrange=0
display.drv=VGA.DRV
Order= 3 8 2 10 7
[Groups]
Group1=C:\WINDOWS\MAIN.GRP
Order=2 3 1
Group2=C:\WIN31\ACCESSOR.GRP
Group3=C:\WIN31\GAMES.GRP
You can ignore the [Settings] section, but the [Groups] section
should contain references to the .GRP files you found in the
WINDOWS directory when you did a directory listing (DIR).
- If you installed Windows 3.1 into a new directory, you can restart
the computer without loading the virus detection software, remove
the current installation of Windows 3.1 from the hard drive, and
run the Setup program again.
- If you upgraded a Windows 3.0 installation to Windows 3.1, and the
group icons are missing, restart the computer without loading the
virus detection software, and run the Setup program again. If the
problem persists, you may need to remove the current installation
of Windows and run the Setup program again. This is the least
favorable solution because some of your Windows-based applications
may need to be reinstalled to function correctly.
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