Windows 3.1 Program Groups Do Not Migrate to Windows NT 4.0 (141116)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
This article was previously published under Q141116 SYMPTOMS
When you upgrade Microsoft Windows version 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups
version 3.1x to Windows NT, some of your Program Manager groups may not be
migrated.
When you log on to the computer running Windows NT, the migration dialog
box appears, giving you the option of migrating portions of the Windows or
Windows for Workgroups environment to the newly installed Windows NT
system. The Programs selection off the Start menu should display most of
the Windows 3.1 .grp files after migration. However, after choosing to
migrate the settings, none of the program files appear on the Start menu.
RESOLUTION
To successfully convert your existing groups to Windows NT, click Start,
click Run, and then type "grpconv -p" (without the quotation marks) in the
Open dialog box.
More detailed information regarding the Migration feature can be found in
chapter 5 of the Windows NT Deployment Guide.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. We
are researching this problem and will post new information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 8/8/2001 |
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| Keywords: | kbenv kbsetup KB141116 |
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