Microsoft KB Archive/139845

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Long File Names Not Displayed During Compression

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Q139845

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95

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SUMMARY
When the mini-Windows portion of Windows 95 is running while you compress a drive, the file names listed as being compressed use the standard 8.3 file name format, not the Windows 95 long file name format.

MORE INFORMATION
When mini-Windows is running, only standard 8.3 file names are recognized. It may appear that long file names are being damaged by the compression routine, as some of the file names are not recognizable. However, the compression routine does not damage the long file names; it merely displays the 8.3 versions of the long file names.

If you compress a drive and mini-Windows is not required, files are displayed using the long file names.

Additional query words: lfn

Keywords : win95

Issue type :

Technology : kbWin95search kbGamesSearch kbPlusSearch kbWin95 kbPlus95