PRB: SDK Install Makes Microsoft Tools Group Unavailable (100314)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1
This article was previously published under Q100314

SYMPTOMS

After installing the Windows Software Development Kit (SDK), the Microsoft Tools groups created by the MS-DOS 6 installation program is no longer available.

CAUSE

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

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

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 the 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 not available in Program Manager.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, edit the PROGMAN.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.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/29/2004
Keywords:kb16bitonly KB100314
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