GP Fault in PROGMAN.EXE with More Than 40 Program GroupsLast reviewed: August 29, 1996Article ID: Q95873 |
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SYMPTOMSIf you upgrade to Windows version 3.1 on a system with Windows 3.0 that has more than 40 program groups, the following error message occurs when Setup attempts to create the program groups:
Progman.exe caused a General Protection Fault in Progman.exe.Choosing Ignore allows Setup to continue, but the same error message occurs each time Windows 3.1 is started.
CAUSEWindows 3.0 has no limit on the number of program groups that can be created in Program Manager; however, Windows 3.1 is limited to 40 groups.
RESOLUTIONTo solve this problem, edit the PROGMAN.INI file and reduce the number of groups that are loading to fewer than 40 groups. This can be accomplished as follows:
program and manager and group and item and limit and maximum |
KBCategory: kbsetup kberrmsg kbui
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