Program Manager cannot be located...

could be a virus, need more info, what os?? hardware & applications

could be a virus, need more info, what os?? hardware & applications

Hi
Yourr program mabe using the win3.1 shell program which is Program Manager.
Program Manager (Progman.exe) is the Windows 3.x, Windows NT 3.x standard shell( now windows is using explore). It still comes with windows 9x and 2k iam not sure aboutXP. Your software maybe using that shell so to try this may help.

1- locate the file system.ini. (the file usally is located in the Windows directory)
2- use Notepad to edit the system.ini
create the line "shell=progman.exe " or if it is therechangeit

3- reboot

4- install your software.
5- change the shell or put ; in the begining of the line shel=progman.exe.

for wim 2k:
If the policy is Not configured, you can set the Shell string Value Name to Progman.exe at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
If you wanted to replace the shell for everyone who uses a given computer, use Regedt32 to navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon. The Shell string value name can be set to the shell you wish to use, Progman.exe. When a user logs on, WinLogon runs Userinit.exe, which runs the logon script, reestablishes network connections, and runs the program that is specified in Shell. You could alsorun a program before the shell by changing the full path in the Userinit value name string. At the end of your program or batch file, have it run Userinit.exe.

Good luck

Mohamed

*hinrgman
Would a print out of Sys. Summary tell you what you need to know? If so, tell me how to get info to you. Or give me an idea of info needed. I'm using Win98, Award Bios, IBM PC/AC, Intel Celeron ProcessorFloppy 3.5, Fixed Disk 10006696K107256Kfree, CD-ROM (Plextor 8/4/32A)
Let me know what else you need.
Thanks
Mikki

Sounds to me like the C:\WINDOWS\PROGMAN.EXE file has gotten deleted or moved.
Find it and put it back in C:\WINDOWS

I found Progman in C:\Windows dir -When I open Progman only 1 program shows (my Webshots desktop application). Also everytime I click on "desktop" on the taskbar, the menu pops up but then the Windows Installer for Microsoft Office keeps coming on. I have to keep clicking on the cancel button 'til it finally goes off the screen.HELP PLEASE.
Thanks-Mikki

reinstall win.3x over the old one and everything will work again. do you have internet-access on this old system? if yes you have probably not a good virus-protection. could be a problem if the av-producers do not support old win.3x-versions anymoreand you could not get actual definitions.
anyhow, i still do work with win3.11(486). i will now put harddrive to a quicker pentium 150. btw: win3.11 worked on a pentiumII today but was not quicker- slow due to slow harddrive.

Here are my system properties:
Microsoft Windows 98 4.10.2222 A
Clean install using Full OEM CD /T:C:\WININST0.400 /SrcDir=C:\WIN98 /IZ /II /IS /IQ /IT /II /NR /II /C /U:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
IE 5 5.50.4134.0600
Uptime: 0:02:01:02
Normal mode

GenuineIntel Intel(r) Celeron(tm) Processor
64MB RAM
53% system resources free
Windows-managed swap file on drive C (148MB free)
Available space on drive C: 148MB of 9772MB (FAT32)
Does this help. I don't have a system thats that old. If you can tell me more I would appreciate it.I have Norton Anti-Virus 2002. I have scanned files a number of times after finding out I downloaded a trojan Virus. Viruses found & removed. Is it possible that there are still infected files not found? Any ideas?
Thanks-Mikki