Windows Err Msg: Icon Extraction Error/Group File Error

ID: Q66077

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 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

Additional query words: 3.00 3.0 3.0a 3.00a 3.1 3.10 3.11

Keywords :
Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11
Platform : WINDOWS
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