Folders/Shortcuts Re-created When You Run Setup Again
This article was previously published under Q133284 SYMPTOMS
When you run Setup to install Windows 95 over an existing installation of
Windows 95, some folders and shortcuts that you may have removed from the
Start menu are re-created.
The following actions can also re-create folders and shortcuts that you have removed:
CAUSE
When a Windows 3.x program group is converted, the .grp file is not
removed from the Windows folder. Each time you run Setup, it searches for
and converts all the .grp files.
RESOLUTION
After you run Setup successfully, remove all the .grp files and the
Progman.ini file from the Windows folder.
STATUS
This behavior is by design.
MORE INFORMATION
During the Run Once portion of Setup, Setup searches for all the Windows
3.x program group files and converts them to shortcuts on the Start menu.
If you run Setup (or the group converter tool or Runonce.exe) again, all
the group files are converted to shortcuts again.
For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 119941 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/119941/EN-US/) How to Rebuild, Convert, Troubleshoot Folders in
Windows 95
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