Microsoft KB Archive/80885

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Groups Are Missing in Windows Upon Startup

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Q80885

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11

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SUMMARY
An invalid PATH= statement in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file may result in the inaccessibility of the Microsoft Windows groups within Program Manager. This occurs when you start Windows from the root directory, but does not occur when you start Windows from the WINDOWS directory.

To prevent this, verify that the PATH= line syntax is correct.

MORE INFORMATION
If the path is set as follows, the groups within Program Manager will be inaccessible

    PATH=C:WINDOWS where C is the drive and WINDOWS is the directory in which Windows 3.0 resides.

To allow access to the groups within Program Manager, verify that the path statement reads as follows:

    PATH=C:\WINDOWS For more information, query on the following words in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

"Program and Manager and PROGMAN.INI" Additional query words: 3.00 3.00a Groups Path 3.10 3.11

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Issue type :

Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbWin300 kbWin300a kbWin310 kbWin311