Multimedia: No Icons or Groups Created in Program Manager (139833)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Cinemania for Windows, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 editions
  • Microsoft Complete Gardening for Windows 1.0
  • Microsoft Encarta 97 Encyclopedia for Windows
  • Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 97 Deluxe for Windows
  • Microsoft Encarta 96 World Atlas for Windows
  • Microsoft Music Central for Windows, 1996, 1997 edition
  • Microsoft Reader's Digest Complete Do-It-Yourself Guide for Windows 1.0
This article was previously published under Q139833

SYMPTOMS

If you use Program Manager (Progman.exe), the programs listed at the top of this article do not create a program group or icons.

CAUSE

These programs are designed to use Windows 95/98 Explorer (Explorer.exe).

RESOLUTION

If you use Program Manager, create programs icons by following these steps:

  1. Open the Microsoft Multimedia group. (Or for World Atlas and Encarta the Microsoft Reference group). If this group does not already exist, create it as follows:

    1. On the File menu, click New.
    2. Click Program Group, and then click OK.
    3. In the Description box, type the following, and then click OK:

    Microsoft Multimedia

    - or -

    Microsoft Reference

  2. On the File menu, click New.
  3. Click Program Item, and then click OK.
  4. Type the following in the Description and Command Line boxes as listed in the Icon Properties section below, for each program, and then click OK.
  5. Repeat steps 2 through 4 to create the remaining items.

Icon Properties for Encarta

NOTE: The following assumes you have installed Encarta 97 Encyclopedia in the c:\Program Files\Microsoft Reference\Encarta Encyclopedia folder. If Encarta is installed in a different folder, make the corresponding changes to the command lines below.

Item 1
Description: Encarta Encyclopedia 97
Command Line: "c:\program files\microsoft reference\encarta encyclopedia\enc97.exe"

Item 2
Description: Multimedia Catalog
Command Line: x:\mmcat\mmcat.exe (where x is your CD-ROM drive)

Icon Properties for World Atlas

NOTE: The following assumes you have installed Encarta 96 World Atlas in the c:\Program Files\Microsoft Reference\Encarta 96 World Atlas folder. If Encarta 96 World Atlas is installed in a different folder, make the corresponding changes to the command lines below.

Item 1
Description: Encarta 96 World Atlas
Command Line: "c:\program files\microsoft reference\encarta 96 world atlas\msworld.exe"

Item 2
Description: Encarta 96 World Atlas Information
Command Line: "c:\program files\microsoft reference\encarta 96 world atlas\readme.wri"

Item 3
Description: Multimedia Catalog
Command Line: x:\mmcat\mmcat.exe (where x is your CD-ROM drive)

NOTE: This has been fixed in Encarta World Atlas 1997.

Icon Properties for Cinemania 97

Item 1
Description: Microsoft Cinemania 97
Command Line: x:\cinmania.exe (where x is your CD-ROM drive)

Item 2
Description: Microsoft Multimedia Catalog
Command Line: x:\mmcat\catppi.exe (where x is your CD-ROM drive)

Icon Properties for Music Central 97

Item 1
Description: Microsoft Music Central 97
Command Line: x:\muscntrl.exe (where x is your CD-ROM drive)

Item 2
Description: Microsoft Multimedia Catalog
Command Line: x:\mmcat\catppi.exe (where x is your CD-ROM drive)

Icon Properties for Do-It-Yourself Guide

Item 1
Description: Complete Do-It-Yourself Guide
Command Line: x:\data\diyguide.exe (where x is your CD-ROM drive)

Item 2
Description: Microsoft Multimedia Catalog
Command Line: x:\mmcat\catppi.exe (where x is your CD-ROM drive)

Icon Properties for Complete Gardening

Item 1
Description: Microsoft Complete Gardening
Command Line: x:\data\msgdn32.exe (where x is your CD-ROM drive)

Item 2
Description: Microsoft Multimedia Catalog
Command Line: x:\mmcat\catppi.exe (where x is your CD-ROM drive)

MORE INFORMATION

This behavior is by design. Setup does not generate program groups or icons in Program Manager.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/24/2003
Keywords:kbprb KB139833
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