Microsoft KB Archive/110212

= Repair Utility Fails if Computer Name is More Than 8 Characters =

Article ID: 110212

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * MSPRESS Microsoft Windows NT Resource Kit 3.1

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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.

