Program Manager Disappears When Browsing a Corrupt Icon File

 Last reviewed: May 15, 1997
Article ID: Q114770

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1

SYMPTOMS

In Program Manager, when you change a program item icon by choosing the Change Icon button in the Program Item Properties dialog box, if the file you browse for icons is corrupted, Program Manager disappears and pressing CTRL + ESC will not bring up the task list. You are still able to close other applications before restarting Windows NT.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces): 

   S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodnt
Keywords : kbbug3.10 kbtool ntutil
Version : 3.1
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: May 15, 1997
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