2500 SX/33 (250-1623) Replacing Mini-Application Icons Faxback Doc. # 1794

There have been recurring calls on disappearing icons for the
mini-applications in the Microsoft Solutions Group box in Windows 3.1. This
occurs when any of the icons are deleted, the group box is deleted, and if
the hard drive has been reformatted and you attempt to reinstall
Windows 3.1, Works 2.0, and the Mini-applications. There are two ways to
resolve this problem.

1. Exit Windows. Insert Works Applications disk.

      At the c:\windows prompt, type  "DIR A:\*.GRP" to verify that the
      proper group file is there:

         MICROSOF.GRP   7937  12-18-92   10:08a

      At the prompt, type "DEL C:\WINDOWS\MICROSOF.GRP".

      Then type "COPY A:MICROSOF.GRP C:\WINDOWS"

      Then type "WIN" and the Microsoft Solutions Group Box with the
      mini-applications will contain the missing icons.
            
      If you run into any additional problems after following these
      instructions and the icons still do not appear.

      Then type "EDIT C:\WINDOWS\PROGMAN.INI", check the following section:

               [Groups]
               Group1=C:\WINDOWS\MAIN.GRP
               Group2=C:\WINDOWS\ACCESSOR.GRP
               Group3=C:\WINDOWS\GAMES.GRP
               Group4=C:\WINDOWS\STARTUP.GRP
               Group5=C:\WINDOWS\APPLICAT.GRP
            ** Group6=C:\WINDOWS\MICROSOF.GRP**

      If this entry marked by the ** ** is not present add it or if
      misspelled correct it. This file name must match the name you have
      copied off the mini applications disk.  This is a common occurrence
      if the customer tries to install the mini applications disk before
      installing Works.

2. If you want the install.bat to install it correctly , so that you don't
   have to perform option 1, every time the system hard drive is
   reformatted or  the icons get deleted. Then insert the Works application
   disk in drive a:.

      Type " EDIT A:INSTALL.BAT"

      The following information will appear:

                 @echo off
                 md c:\wrksapps
                 copy a:\moretmps.exe c:\wrksapps\moretmps.exe
                 copy a:\*.ini c:\wrksapps\*.ini
                 md c:\wrksapps\template
                 copy a:\*.w* c:\wrksapps\template\*.w*
                 copy a:\bwcc.dll c:\windows\system\bwcc.dll
                 {INSERT}
                 copy a:microsof.grp c:\windows\microsof.grp

       At the {INSERT} marker in the batch file above add this line:

                 "del c:\windows\microsof.grp".

       For some reason the last line is not overwriting the old
       Microsof.grp, whose byte count is 7582. so you can tell whether or
       not you are using the  group file created by Works. This will now
       allow your mini-application install to properly reload its icons.

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