DOCUMENT:Q85582 24-OCT-1999 [win95x] TITLE :Group Icon Location Not Saved with Read-Only Attribute Set PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product PROD/VER:WINDOWS:3.1,3.11 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:win31 ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11 - Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== Changes you make to program groups are not saved in Program Manager, even though you choose the Save Settings On Exit command from the Options menu. CAUSE ===== Each program group has a corresponding .GRP file that stores information about that group. If the program group's corresponding .GRP file has its Read-Only attribute set, changes to the group are not saved when you quit Windows. RESOLUTION ========== To remove the Read-Only attribute from program group files, type the following command at an MS-DOS command prompt in the Windows directory: attrib -r *.grp MORE INFORMATION ================ The Read-Only attribute is sometimes set for program groups in networked environments to ensure consistent Program Manager contents at all workstations. Note that you cannot move program icons between groups whose Read-Only attribute is set. No error message will appear if a .GRP file's Read-Only attribute is set. Steps to Reproduce Behavior --------------------------- 1. Type the following command at an MS-DOS command prompt in the Windows directory: attrib +r *.grp 2. Start Windows and rearrange all the program groups. 3. Quit Windows and then restart it. Note that the changes you made in step 2 are not saved. 4. Type the following command at an MS-DOS command prompt in the Windows directory to remove the Read-Only attribute from program group files: attrib -r *.grp Additional query words: 3.10 3.11 progman archive freeze frozen ====================================================================== Keywords : win31 Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbWFWSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin310 kbWin311 kbWFW310 kbWFW311 Version : WINDOWS:3.1,3.11 ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.