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Q102370: Windows NT PIF Editor Can’t Save Long Filenames

Article: Q102370
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.1,3.5,3.51,4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbtool
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.1, 3.5, 3.51, 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1 
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SYMPTOMS
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Windows NT PIF Editor can't save long filenames or use names with spaces.

CAUSE
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PIF Editor is a 32-bit application and should therefore be able to deal with
long filenames or a space in a filename. However, since PIF Editor is dedicated
to Virtual DOS Machine (VDM) support, it is limited (by design) to the
eight-character filename, three character extension (8.3) convention.

Additional query words: prodnt

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Keywords          : kbtool 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT351search kbWinNT350search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTW350 kbWinNTW350search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW351 kbWinNTW310 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTSEntSearch kbWinNTSEnt400 kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTAdvSerSearch kbWinNTAdvServ310 kbWinNTS351search kbWinNTS350search kbWinNT310Search kbWinNTW310Search
Version           : :3.1,3.5,3.51,4.0

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