Re-Creating the StartUp Group in Windows 3.1 (84170)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows 3.11
This article was previously published under Q84170
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SUMMARY

The StartUp group is a new group that is added to the Program Manager during Windows version 3.1 installation.

If you place a program item for an application in the StartUp group, the application starts each time Windows 3.1 is loaded.

MORE INFORMATION

If you delete the StartUp group and need to re-create it, follow these procedures:

NOTE: If you had any program icons in the StartUp group that were corrupt when the group was deleted, they are not recovered. You need to add them manually.

  1. From the File menu in Program Manager, choose New to open the New Program Object Window.
  2. Select Program Group, then press ENTER.
  3. In the Program Group Properties Window, type the following in the Description box:

    StartUp

    NOTE: If you leave this box empty, the StartUp Group does not function correctly (nothing starts).
  4. On the Group File line, type the following

    [drive]:\[directory]\startup.grp

    where [drive] is the drive letter that Windows 3.1 has been loaded on and [directory] is the name of the Windows directory.
  5. Press ENTER to complete re-creating the StartUp group.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Windows User's Guide," version 3.1
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/12/2003
Keywords:KB84170
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