[xp] does it use stone age 8.3 naming conventions ?, how can i change it

i discovered that when i use iview media player 3.1 to send files to bibble (is a photographic software) , iview send the path like

C:\DOCUME~1\my computer\DOCUME~1\images208DCE~1\image01.jpg

well i found that others software send files using the 8.3 naming conventions

i found that some batch doesn't work , for the 8.3 naming conventions



how can i know if my xp pro sp2 with the last patches uses 8.3 naming conventions?

and how can i changed it?

but it still doesn't work


can somebody help me?
thanks
best regards

 

Did you reboot after changing the reg value?

 

yes i did

 

Keep in mind the first note, leave existing 8.3's, alone. How to Disable the 8.3 Name Creation on NTFS Partitions

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There is an option in IrfanView (Others 3), whether to use short names.

 

sorry i did not understand well , should i keep NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation=0 like default?

 

Wandering a little off-topic, but ...

I find there's wild variations in how various older apps cope with long file names, and compatibility with Windows. I've got an antique copy of dBase for Windows (paid for) and an equally antique copy of Graphics Workshop Pro (shareware, guilty, yer honor) both of which supposedly support long names. GWP, however, will not accept spaces or many other non-alpha characters in the name and either objects or simply deletes them.

Oddly, the debugger module in dBase refused to run on my old 98SE system (didn't recognize Win version) but is fine under XP without touching compatibility settings-properties.

One thing I do frequently in dBase is run dir .... > (textfile), for subsequent conversion to a database. This generates the classic DOS 7 characters plus "~", so I'll typically wind up with a number of identically named files which of course generates errors. So I manually convert to 8.3 first, typically by deleting characters from the middle, and include an error-checking routing in dBase to make sure I didn't miss any or miscount characters.

 

If you're able to confidently rule out principle's presented by "ntfs tuning" and Ibm's "deleting files from a Windows command prompt," the advice seem's to suggest you're intention. Whether doing so afford's any significant performance return I'll leave for you to decide.

As for the safe edit Mantra, from a shell issue: fsutil behavior set disable8dot3 1 - you can dbl-check the value afterward's.


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You might want to be careful disabling this anyway, some apps require it to be enabled to work properly. I seem to recall some Symantec app that needed it enabled. If you disable it and get odd things happening with any app then you may have to set it back again... Just FYI....

 

thanks to all

1)
but a fresh install of xp pro sp2 , does it come with 8.3 naming conventions or with the new name character?

2) how can i know if all my partitition or only someone have the 83 naming convention?

3)what kind of setting do you use?


have a nice day

 

Check the value immediately after, it'll be the same as mine - default. I'll venture to guess Kerodo's is left default as well.

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should i do with all my partition or can i do only my C: ? i mean

Code:

fsutil behavior set disable8dot3 1 

 

I'll say ntfs partition's housing a system registry, as I doubt any posix based program's would choose to write outside the active partition. Again, as previously cautioned this feature may occasionally require re-enabling. I suspect hardening information contained in an article, much like the one which follow's has spurred your motivation?

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/security/prodtech/windows/networksecurity/legsgch4.mspx


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i have 3 hardisk with import data
is safe to change the partition fsutil behavior set disable8dot3 1
and after change the regkey
can i lose data?

 

You can lose data if your drive decides to head south. What are you hoping to achieve? This opening bit describe your system?

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Provided you've got proven backup's in place, you needn't worry much about data loss.


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sorry i'm not english what 's the meaning head south?

i can't have a backup of 3 hard disks of 320gb

did you tweak to disable 8+3 naming?

 

Head South = cake, fold .... DIE! What if those 320g's get hit by an "unexpected" bad payload?
What advantage are you hoping to gain by disabling 8.3?

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