The "Set Program Access and Defaults" icon is missing from the MFU list on some localized Windows XP SP1 versions (331127)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP1
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1

This article was previously published under Q331127

SYMPTOMS

The Set Program Access and Defaults icon does not appear on the Most Frequently Used (MFU) programs list on the following localized versions of Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1):
  • Finnish
  • Portuguese (Brazilian)
  • Portuguese (Portugal)
You can typically access the "Set Program Access and Defaults" feature by using one of the following methods:
  • Click Start, point to All Programs, and then click Set Program Access and Defaults.
  • Click Start, click Control Panel, double-click Add or Remove Programs, and then click Set Program Access and Defaults.

CAUSE

Finnish

The Finnish translation of the phrase "Set Program Access and Defaults" contains the Finnish translation of the word "Help." Programs or links whose name or description contains the word "Help" are not added to the MFU list. For additional information about why shortcuts with some names are not added to the MFU list, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

282066 Frequently used programs not automatically added to the Start menu

Portuguese (Brazilian and Portugal)

The localized version of the "Set Program Access and Defaults" string appears in several different files, and must be exactly the same in each instance for this feature to work as designed. In the Portuguese (Brazilian and Portugal) localized version of Windows XP SP1, the localized versions of these strings are not exactly the same in each instance.

RESOLUTION

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322389 How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

Hotfix information

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Windows XP service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The typical support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Finnish

The Finnish version of this fix does not install any files. The installation package itself has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
   Date         Time   Version  Size     File name
   -----------------------------------------------------------------
   31-Oct-2002  19:03  5.3.7.0  308,072  Q331127_wxp_sp2_x86_fin.exe  

Portuguese (Portugal)

The Portuguese (Portugal) version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
   Date         Time   Version        Size     File name
   --------------------------------------------------------
   08-Nov-2002  20:00  5.1.2600.1125  195,072  Xpsp1res.dll

Portuguese (Brazilian)

The Portuguese (Brazilian) version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
   Date         Time   Version  Size    File name        Windows XP Edition
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   27-Feb-2002  23:58  N/A       4,092  Eula.txt         ALL
   07-Mar-2003  01:18  N/A       1,013  Readme.txt       ALL
   18-Feb-2003  23:02  N/A     634,040  Ic\Hivesft.inf   Home
   28-Feb-2003  18:44  N/A      98,460  Ic\Nt5inf.ca_    Home
   18-Feb-2003  23:05  N/A       9,943  Ic\Syssetup.in_  Home
   18-Feb-2003  23:00  N/A     634,840  Ip\Hivesft.inf   Professional
   28-Feb-2003  18:43  N/A     118,142  Ip\Nt5inf.ca_    Professional
   18-Feb-2003  23:05  N/A      10,132  Ip\Syssetup.in_  Professional
Note Windows XP Professional also includes Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition and Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about the Set Program Access and Defaults feature in Windows XP SP1, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

332003 How to Change Your Default Programs and to Enable or Remove Access to Microsoft Windows and Non-Microsoft Programs

To integrate these hotfixes into a Windows XP SP1 preinstallation image, use the appropriate procedure.

Finnish

The Finnish hotfix package does not install any files; it runs a script to modify the AddRemoveNames value in the registry, as described in the "Cause" section in this article. Therefore, there are no updated files to be slipstreamed into the preinstallation image.

To preinstall this hotfix, rename the hotfix installation package (Q331127_wxp_sp2_x86_fin.exe) to Q331127.exe (or to another name that uses the 8.3 file name convention), and then start the hotfix installation package during Setup (by using the Cmdlines.txt file or the [GuiRunOnce] section of the Unattend.txt file) by using the following command:

q331127.exe -q -n -z

Portuguese (Portugal)

The Portuguese (Portugal) hotfix package installs an updated Xpsp1res.dll file (renamed from Sprs0816.dll during Setup). However, you cannot preinstall this hotfix by slipstreaming this updated file (and catalog) into the Setup process (by using the Svcpack.inf file).

To preinstall this hotfix, rename the hotfix installation package (Q331127_wxp_sp2_x86_ptg.exe) to Q331127.exe (or to another name that uses the 8.3 file name convention), and then start the hotfix installation package during Setup (by using the Cmdlines.txt file or the [GuiRunOnce] section of the Unattend.txt file) by using the following command:

q331127.exe -q -n -z

Portuguese (Brazilian)

The Portuguese (Brazilian) version can only be installed by slipstreaming the hotfix files to Windows XP SP1 installation media or a share point, and then installing Windows XP from this location. To slipstream the Portuguese (Brazilian) hotfix to Windows XP SP1 installation media or a share point, follow these steps:
  1. Run Q331127_WXP_SP2_x86_PTB.exe. When you are prompted, type the full path to a temporary folder where the files will be extracted.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • For a Windows XP Professional SP1 slipstreamed installation, copy the contents of the extracted hotfix Ip folder into the I386 folder of the Windows XP SP1 deployment share. You will be asked if you want to overwrite the files; click Yes for all files.

      Note Windows XP Professional edition also includes Windows XP Tablet PC Edition and Windows XP Media Center Editions.
    • For a Windows XP Home SP1 slipstreamed installation, copy the contents of the extracted hotfix Ic folder into the I386 folder of the Windows XP SP1 deployment share. When you are prompted to overwrite the files; click Yes for all files.
The deployment share now has the hotfix slipstreamed onto it, and any installations from this share will contain the fix.

The temporary folder that you used to extract the hotfix files is no longer needed. You can delete it.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/11/2005
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