PRB: SDK Install Makes Microsoft Tools Group Unavailable

ID: Q100314

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1

SYMPTOMS

After installing the Windows Software Development Kit (SDK), the Microsoft Tools groups created by the MS-DOS 6 installation program is no longer available.

CAUSE

When you install Microsoft Windows 3.1 SDK, the installation program does not correctly handle the comments in the PROGMAN.INI file. As a result, Microsoft Tools group is not available in Program Manager.

The Windows 3.1 SDK installation program uses an exiting group number when the PROGMAN.INI file contains comments made by the MS-DOS 6 Upgrade Setup program.

For example, if you have the following [Groups] section in your PROGMAN.INI file before you install Windows 3.1 SDK


   Group1=C:\WINDOWS\MAIN.GRP
   Group2=C:\WINDOWS\ACCESSOR.GRP
   Group3=C:\WINDOWS\GAMES.GRP
   ;======== MS-DOS 6 Setup Modification - Begin ========

Group4=C:\DOS\WNTOOLS.GRP
   ;======== MS-DOS 6 Setup Modification - End ========

you have the following [Groups] section after you install the Windows 3.1 SDK:


   Group1=C:\WINDOWS\MAIN.GRP
   Group2=C:\WINDOWS\ACCESSOR.GRP
   Group3=C:\WINDOWS\GAMES.GRP
   Group4=C:\WINDEV\SDKTOOL1.GRP
   Group4=C:\DOS\WNTOOLS.GRP
   ;======== MS-DOS 6 Setup Modification - End ========

As a result, the Microsoft Tools (WNTOOLS.GRP) is not available in Program Manager.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, edit the PROGMAN.INI file and change the "Group<n>=" value for the WNTOOLS.GRP line. For example, if you have "Group4=C:\WINDEV\SDKTOOL1.GRP" and "Group4=C:\DOS\WNTOOLS.GRP", change the second "Group4" to Group5, or another unused value.

Additional query words: 3.10 no32bit

Keywords : kb16bitonly
Version : WINDOWS:3.1
Platform : WINDOWS
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