Stacker 4.0 or Earlier May Damage Long Filenames
Article ID: 136274
Article Last Modified on 11/15/2006
APPLIES TO
This article was previously published under Q136274
SYMPTOMS
If you install Stacker version 4.0 or earlier on a computer running
Windows 95, long filenames in Windows 95 may be lost.
Or, if you upgrade a computer running Stacker 4.0 or earlier to Windows 95
and then run a Stacker utility, long filenames in Windows 95 may be lost.
CAUSE
Stacker versions 4.0 and earlier are not aware of the long filenames that
Windows 95 supports and may damage them.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use either of the following methods:
- Upgrade to Stacker version 4.1 or later.
- Install Stacker version 4.0 or earlier before you install Windows 95,
and make sure not to run any Stacker utilities after you install
Windows 95.
MORE INFORMATION
The third-party product discussed in this article is manufactured by a
vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise,
regarding this product's performance or reliability.
REFERENCES
For more information about hard disk utilities that may damage long
filenames, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:
120442 Using Hard Disk Utilities with Windows 95
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