Order of Groups in PROGMAN.INI

ID: Q84925

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11

SUMMARY

The group windows listing of the PROGMAN.INI file does not have to be in sequential order for Microsoft Windows version 3.1 to load the group windows correctly. However, for Windows versions 3.0 and 3.0a, this listing must be in order.

MORE INFORMATION

In Windows 3.0, the [groups] section of the PROGMAN.INI file must to be in sequential order for Windows to properly load the groups (as in the example below).


   [Groups]
   Group1=C:\WIN31\NONWINDO.GRP
   Group2=C:\WIN31\GAMES.GRP
   Group3=C:\WIN31\ACCESSOR.GRP
   Group4=C:\WIN31\MAIN.GRP

In Windows 3.1, the groups listing of the PROGMAN.INI file does not have to be in sequential order. The group listing can have breaks in the numbering order or be in any numeral sequence (as in the example below).


   [Groups]
   Group1=C:\WIN31\NONWINDO.GRP
   Group3=C:\WIN31\ACCESSOR.GRP
   Group2=C:\WIN31\GAMES.GRP
   Group4=C:\WIN31\MAIN.GRP
   Group5=C:\WIN31\WindowsA.GRP
   Group10=C:\WIN31\OTHER.GRP

Additional query words: 3.00 3.00a 3.10 3.11 network setup

Keywords : win31 win30
Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11
Platform : WINDOWS
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