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Windows SDK Install Makes Microsoft Tools Group Unavailable

Article ID: 100333

Article Last Modified on 11/22/1999



APPLIES TO

  • Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft MS-DOS 6.2 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft MS-DOS 6.21 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 Standard Edition



This article was previously published under Q100333

SYMPTOMS

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

CAUSE

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

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 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 unavailable in Program Manager.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, edit the PROMAN.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.


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Keywords: KB100333