Microsoft KB Archive/163006

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Q163006

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release, versions 2, 2.1

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SUMMARY
When you install a third-party program or device driver and the .inf file specifies a section header of 32 or more characters in the System.ini or Win.ini file, the section header (including spaces) may be truncate to 31 characters.

MORE INFORMATION
This behavior can occur if the string length defined for the .ini file is 32 or more characters.

The following example demonstrates a section header that is truncated to 31 characters:

Header specified in the .inf file:

[update.win]

win.ini,"Frontier Technologies Corporation" (33 characters) Header created in the Win.ini file entry:

"[Frontier Technologies Corporati] (31 characters)" Additional query words:

Keywords : osr2 win95

Issue type :

Technology : kbWin95search kbOPKSearch kbWin95 kbWin95OPKOSR2 kbWin95OPKOSR210