Quicken Shows Up as Quattro During Windows Setup (64820)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 3.0
  • Microsoft Windows 3.0a
This article was previously published under Q64820

SUMMARY

When you run Microsoft Windows Setup to make icons for applications or when you set up Windows 3.0 and select Set Up Applications On Hard Drive, Setup may incorrectly identify some of the programs. You can delete the unnecessary icon by highlighting it and from the File menu of Program Manager, selecting Delete.

If you want to keep the icon but want to change the name that appears under the icon, do the following:
  1. Highlight the icon.
  2. From the File menu in the Program Manager, choose Properties.
  3. Change Description to the desired name and select OK.

MORE INFORMATION

Windows Setup decides which MS-DOS programs to make icons for by searching the hard disk for the .EXE and .COM specified in the PIF files supplied with Windows 3.0. These PIF files are contained in the SETUP.INF file. Any MS-DOS application with the same name as one of the applications that has a PIF file may be incorrectly identified.

For example, Setup finds Q.EXE in the C:\QUICKEN3 directory. It also finds the PIF file Q.PIF and it assumes that this is the PIF file for this program. Since the Q.PIF is actually for Quattro, Windows incorrectly identifies Quicken 3.0 as Quattro when it makes the icon.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:7/7/2005
Keywords:KB64820
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