Q84254: Order of Groups on the Program Manager’s Window Menu

Article: Q84254
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): win31
Last Modified: 17-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11 
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SUMMARY
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In the Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1, when you select the
Window menu in Program Manager, a list of groups is displayed in numerical
order. The order of these groups is determined by the Order= line in the
[Settings] section of the PROGMAN.INI file.

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The following is a sample PROGMAN.INI file:

     [Settings]
     Window=84 60 724 480 1
     display.drv=vga.drv
     Order= 3 1 2 4
     AutoArrange=0

     [Groups]
     Group1=C:\Windows\MAIN0.GRP
     Group2=C:\Windows\ACCESSO0.GRP
     Group3=C:\Windows\GAMES0.GRP
     Group4=C:\Windows\APPLICA1.GRP

If you select the Window menu, the above groups are displayed in the following
order:

1. Games

2. Main

3. Accessories

4. Applications

To change the position of a group on the Window menu, use the following steps:

1. Locate the group's number in the [Groups] section of the PROGMAN.INI file.

2. Place the group's number in the desired position on the Order= line in the
  [Settings] section.

Additional query words: 3.10 3.11

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Keywords          : win31 
Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin310 kbWin311
Version           : WINDOWS:3.1,3.11

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