Program Icon Disappears from Group on a Read-Only Share

ID: Q85894

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 3.1

SYMPTOMS

If you review a program icon's properties by choosing Properties from Program Manager's File menu, and the group file (.GRP) is located on a read-only network share, you will receive the following error message twice and the program icon will be deleted until Windows is restarted:

Cannot Open Program-Group File 'G:\TESTRO.GRP'

NOTE: This problem occurs when the network share is read-only. It does not occur if only the group file (.GRP) is made read-only with the MS-DOS ATTRIB.EXE command. This has been tested in a Microsoft LAN Manager 2.x environment.

WORKAROUND

Do not place the group file (.GRP) in a read-only network share. Instead, make the actual .GRP file read-only using the MS-DOS ATTRIB.EXE command. For example:

ATTRIB TESTRO.GRP +R

MORE INFORMATION

Read-only groups are sometimes used in network environments to ensure consistent Program Manager contents on all workstations. Other characteristics of a read-only group include the inability to move icons within, and between groups.

Additional query words: 3.10 3.1 shared readonly read only

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Version : WINDOWS:3.1
Platform : WINDOWS
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