Repair Utility Fails if Computer Name is More Than 8 Characters
Article ID: 110212
Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006
APPLIES TO
- MSPRESS Microsoft Windows NT Resource Kit 3.1
This article was previously published under Q110212
SYMPTOMS
The Windows NT Resource Kit includes a utility, REPAIR.EXE, that lets you
create a new Emergency Repair Disk from current registry settings. If your
computer name is longer than eight characters, creating a new Emergency
Repair Disk fails.
Example
REPAIR /s /x /nPRODUCT /pA:
This will override the default computer name with the name PRODUCT.
CAUSE
The utility creates a directory using the computer name. Because the disk
is formatted as FAT, it does not accept a name longer than eight characters
for a directory name.
WORKAROUND
To avoid this problem, use the /n switch and specify an alternate name.
REFERENCES
Windows NT Resource Kit, Tool Help
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