Windows 3.1 Program Groups Do Not Migrate to Windows NT 4.0

• Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 4.0
• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you upgrade Microsoft Windows version 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups version 3.1x to Windows NT, some of your Program Manager groups may not be migrated.

When you log on to the computer running Windows NT, the migration dialog box appears, giving you the option of migrating portions of the Windows or Windows for Workgroups environment to the newly installed Windows NT system. The Programs selection off the Start menu should display most of the Windows 3.1 .grp files after migration. However, after choosing to migrate the settings, none of the program files appear on the Start menu.

RESOLUTION

To successfully convert your existing groups to Windows NT, click Start, click Run, and then type "grpconv -p" (without the quotation marks) in the Open dialog box.

More detailed information regarding the Migration feature can be found in chapter 5 of the Windows NT Deployment Guide.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.