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How To Disable Long Filename Support on FAT Partitions

Article ID: 116342

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

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SUMMARY

In some situations, it may be desirable to remove the ability to create long filenames on FAT partitions in Windows NT 3.5, such as if MS-DOS based disk utilities are used regularly on the machine. Some MS-DOS based disk utilities, such as DiskFix (part of PC Tools), may either eliminate the long filenames created from Windows NT or actually delete the files with long names.

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To remove the ability to create long filenames on FAT, use the Registry Editor (REGEDT32.EXE). Under the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Key, use the following path: 

   \SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem\Win31FileSystem


Change the entry to 1 and long filename support on FAT will be disabled when you reboot your machine. To re-enable it, change the entry back to 0.

PC Tools is manufactured by Central Point Software, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

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