Unable to Specify Working Directory When Modifying SETUP.INF

 Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
Article ID: Q86423
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.1, 3.11

SUMMARY

When modifying the [group#] section of the SETUP.INF file in Windows version 3.1, it is not possible to modify the working directory property for an application.

MORE INFORMATION

The SETUP.INF file can be modified to install a customized version of Windows on multiple machines. It is possible to change the default Program Manager groups, create other groups, and add applications to these new groups.

The [group#] section of the SETUP.INF (where # is the number of the group) is used to list applications that belong in a group. There are entries for description, FILENAME.EXE, icon filename, icon n, and profile, but no entry for working directory.

The following is an example of the SETUP.INF [group#] section:

[group4] 

"Write",            WRITE.EXE
"Paintbrush",       PBRUSH.EXE,,,                      pbrush
"Terminal",         TERMINAL.EXE,,,                    terminal
"Notepad",          NOTEPAD.EXE,,,                     notepad
"Recorder",         RECORDER.EXE,,,                    recorder
"Cardfile",         CARDFILE.EXE,,,                    cardfile
"Calendar",         CALENDAR.EXE,,,                    calendar
"Calculator",       CALC.EXE,,,                        calc
"Clock",            CLOCK.EXE,,,                       clock
"Object Packager",  PACKAGER.EXE,,,                    packager
"Character Map",    CHARMAP.EXE,,,                     charmap
"Media Player",     MPLAYER.EXE,,,                     mplayer
"Sound Recorder",   SOUNDREC.EXE,,,                    soundrec

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Windows Resource Kit," version 3.1, pages 110 and 128-133

KBCategory: kbsetup kbsound
KBSubcategory: win31
Additional reference words: 3.10 3.11 WRK

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Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
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