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Re: annoying bug in Windows XP
From: Amir Malik <amir.fd () unoc net>
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 22:23:06 -0700
Hi,The default setting on Windows is to create an 8.3 short file name for every file that cannot fit in the 8.3 format. The example you posted is expected behavior on a default Windows installation.
Fire up the Registry Editor and drill down to: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem
To disable creation of 8.3 short file names on local NTFS file systems, create or update the following DWORD registry keys:
NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation // NTFS only Win95TruncatedExtensions // del *.xxx phenomenonI don't think it's possible to disable 8.3 creation on FAT file systems. Other interesting keys:
Win31FileSystem // FAT compatibility NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate // OT, but personal favorite Changes take place after reboot. Cheers. - Amir On 2005-10-16 01:25, Frank Dietrich wrote:
Hi to all readers, this day I found a annoying misbehavior in Windows XP professionalwith SP2.I had a directory with some Java sources (*.java) and some backup files (*.jav). Because I din't longer need the backup files I would delete them with 'del *.jav'. But this command also delete all the source files. #ยง%*. The last backup was 4 hours ago. :-/ So I tried what happen and the result is the command above checks only the first three chars from the extension (DOS is alive). Here is how you can reproduce it: mkdir testbug cd testbug rem.>file1.jav rem.>file2.java rem.>file3.javas del *.jav All three files are deleted. Is this a known bug or a unknown feature? Frank
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