Microsoft KB Archive/85891

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Dimmed or Missing Options Under Program Manager

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Q85891

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11

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SUMMARY
If you are running Microsoft Windows version 3.1 and the File menu is missing, or an option normally available under a Program Manager menu is unavailable (dimmed) or missing, then either the PROGMAN.INI file or selected group files (.GRP) have been modified.

For more information on modifying the PROGMAN.INI file, refer to pages 219- 221 in the &quot;Microsoft Windows Resource Kit&quot; manual for version 3.1.

The following is a list of disabled options and the procedure used to disable them. These changes are normally made by the system administrator of the network to have more control of the Windows environment.

MORE INFORMATION
Option Missing                 Procedure --                 -

File menu                      PROGMAN.INI's [restrictions] contains NOFILEMENU=1

Option Dimmed or Unavailable   Procedure -

Run (from the File menu)       PROGMAN.INI's [restrictions] contains NORUN=1

Exit Windows (from the File    PROGMAN.INI's [restrictions] menu)                           contains NOCLOSE=1

Close (from Program Manager's Control menu)

Save Settings on Exit          PROGMAN.INI's [restrictions] (from the Options menu)        contains NOSAVESETTINGS=1

Note: This also disables the ability to double-click the Program Manager's Control menu while holding down the SHIFT key to save settings.

Move and Delete (from the     The group file (.GRP) is read File menu) only                only on some groups

Move and Copy (from the File   Normal operation menu) when a group icon is selected

New, Move, Copy, and Delete     PROGMAN.INI's [restrictions] (from the File menu) when       contains EDITLEVEL=1 (or higher) a group icon is selected

New, Move, Copy and Delete     PROGMAN.INI's [restrictions] (from the File menu) when      contains EDITLEVEL=2 (or higher) a group or program icon is selected

Command Line and Browse        PROGMAN.INI's [restrictions] button (from the File          contains EDITLEVEL=3 (or higher) menu's Properties)

All options under Properties,   PROGMAN.INI's [restrictions] and OK, Browse, and Change      contains EDITLEVEL=4 Change Icon buttons (from the File menu)

NOTE: Even though all options mentioned above are unavailable, you can still add program items by holding the SHIFT key and double-clicking a blank area in a group window. Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows version 3.1.

All options under Properties,   The group file (.GRP) is read and OK, Browse, and Change      only Icon buttons for only some groups (from the File menu)

KBCategory: kbusage kbenv kbprb

KBSubcategory: win31

Additional query words: 3.10 3.1 grey gray grayed greyed wrk 3.11

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Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbWin310 kbWin311