Worldgroup Manager Compatibility Fix for Windows XP.

1.  Go to Microsoft.com and download the XP application compatibility
updates. It is NOT included with XP and needs to be downloaded. 
For your convenience we've attached it here. the file name is act20.exe.

2.  Go to the application compatibility tool kit and chose QFixApp.

3.  A window will come up with several options...

4.  In the box labeled application to fix type c:\WGMAN\GCSVCMAN.EXE
    In the box labeled command line type GCSVCMAN.EXE

5.  Under layers choose WIN95...

6.  Under fixes the following Lines/boxes should be checked:

1 ADDWRITE
5 Changeauthentication level
8 correctbitmapheader
9  correct create event name
14 correct file path
17 correct sound device
25 direct play enum order
36 emulate cdfs
38 emulate create file mapping
39 emulate create process
40 emulate delete object
41 emulate direct draw sync
42 emulate draw text
44 emulate find handles
45 emulate get command line
46 emulate get device caps
47 emulate get disk free space
48 emulate get profile string
50 emulate heap
51 emulate joystick
53 emulate missing exe
54 emulate play sound
55 emulate printer
56 emulate text color
57 emulate tool help 32
58 emulate user
59 emulate ver query value
60 emulate write file
61 enable restarts
69 file version info lie
76 force ansi get display name of
81 force cd stop
82 force colnitialize
87 force dx setup sucess
88 force keep focus
91 force shell link resolve no ui
98 handle api exceptions
101 handle reg expands z registry keys
102 handle wv sprint exceptions
111 hide display modes
115 ignore exception
118 ignore load library
124 ignore scheduler
140 map memory b0000
149 profiles env string
150 profiles get folder path
151 profiles reg query value ex
170 sync system and system 32
174 virtual registry
178 win 95 version lie
180 win exe race condition fix

7.  All of the boxes starting with WOW also need to be checked. Except WOWCFEX_DISPMODE256

8.  Then at the bottom right of the window the box marked advanced needs
to be click and another window will pop up to the right.   In this box
click the box /line with S16Bit_module_name=GCSVCMAN

9.  Then click the box that says apply fix and then the box that says
run (both at the bottom of the window)

That's all.