Microsoft KB Archive/126108

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Cannot Share Program Manager Group Files

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Q126108

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11
 * Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11

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SYMPTOMS
Shared Program Manager group (.GRP) files become damaged.

CAUSE
Sharing Program Manager group files is not supported for the following reasons:


 * When it is writing to .GRP files, Program Manager does not take file attributes into account.
 * Program Manager copies icons from their source, renders them at the correct color depth for the video driver, and saves them in the .GRP file. If different computers sharing the same .GRP files use different video drivers, the .GRP files become damaged.

WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, use a logon script to copy the .GRP files to each user's Windows directory.

Additional query words: 3.10 3.11 login read-only corrupt

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Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbWFWSearch kbWin310 kbWin311 kbWFW310 kbWFW311