Windows Err Msg: Icon Extraction Error/Group File Error (66077)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 3.0
  • Microsoft Windows 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows 3.11
This article was previously published under Q66077

SUMMARY

When you use the Setup program to change the system settings in Microsoft Windows, you may receive the following error message when you restart Windows:
Program group file "filename" is write protected. Its icons cannot be updated for the new display device
In Windows 3.0, the message is preceded by
Icon Extraction Error
In Windows 3.1, the message is preceded by
Group File Error
This set of error messages indicates that the read-only attribute has been set for the group file mentioned.

MORE INFORMATION

Windows groups files contain display-specific information about program icons. If you change your display device through Windows Setup, Windows needs to update this information to correctly display the program icons in Program Manager. This is not possible if the group file has the read-only attribute set.

To remove the read-only attribute from a file, use the MS-DOS ATTRIB command. For example, to remove the read-only attribute from the MAIN.GRP file, type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt:

attrib main.grp -r

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:7/7/2005
Keywords:KB66077
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