Passing an Application's Start Up Directory via SETUP.INF (70039)

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If you edit the Windows 3.0 SETUP.INF file, you need to use the following procedure to pass a startup directory other than the program's directory if you want to add a new program item to a default group. For more information, see pages 555-556 of the "Microsoft Windows User's Guide."

1. Confirm that the application is in the DOS PATH.
2. Edit the SETUP.INF with a standard ASCII text editor and locate the group you want to add the new program item to:
   
   Example

      [Main]
      "File Manager", WINFILE.EXE
      "Control Panel", CONTROL.EXE
      "Print Manager", PRINTMAN.EXE
      "Clipboard", CLIPBRD.EXE
      "DOS Prompt", COMMAND.COM, PROGMAN.EXE, 1
      "Windows Setup", SETUP.EXE
      "Read Me", "NOTEPAD.EXE README.TXT"
   						

3. Add a new line to this section (the example is Word for Windows):

   "WinWord", C:\DATA\WINWORD, WINWORD.EXE

   Explanation
   
   
   • "WinWord" is the icon label.
   • "C:\DATA\" is the startup directory. "WINWORD" is the executable file. Windows automatically adds the .EXE extension.
   • WINWORD.EXE is the location for the icon that represents the program item.
     
     NOTE: If this is entered as "C:\DATA\WINWORD.EXE", Setup truncates the statement to "WINWORD.EXE" and the startup directory is not specified.
4. Find the section [dontfind] in the SETUP.INF and add a new line:

   WINWORD.EXE

The SETUP.INF file is a comma-delineated text file formatted for 160 columns that supplies customized directions to the SETUP.EXE.

The preferred workstation installation method is to install Windows 3.0 on a network (see "Microsoft Windows User's Guide," pages 543-556), and then go to each workstation and run the SETUP /N command. In large workstation groups, it may not be efficient to do this; in this case, customize each workstation individually. By editing the SETUP.INF file with a text editor, you can enhance the SETUP /N command so that it customizes each workstation to a company standard.