From: DavMac AT iname DOT com (Davin McCall)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Newbie w/ annoying problem
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 02:50:29 GMT
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Well, if the error message says "close ALL copies of this program",
and you still have "one instance of the program running", that is your
problem.

Davin.


On 15 Nov 1999 11:34:16 GMT, seymorbuttz AT aol DOT comnospammm (Rocky)
wrote:

>I just installed DJGPP last night, but I encountered a small problem. When I
>try to change the the icon or the properties for Rhide.pif, I get an error
>message that says: "Cannot update properties for this program, the shortcut or
>PIF may be read only or another program may be modifying them.Close all copies
>of this program and start again." The Pif isn't read only and I only have one
>instance of this program running, so what could be wrong?
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