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Q123067: CDFS Does Not Support Lowercase Filenames

Article: Q123067
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.10 3.50
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

3.10 3.50

WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you attempt to access a filename on a CD-ROM that is in lowercase, the
following error message appears:

  File not found.

The same is true when you attempt to access a directory in lowercase.

CAUSE
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ISO 9660 defines uppercase filenames only. The Windows NT CD-ROM file system
(CDFS) adheres to this and therefore expects names to be in uppercase.

STATUS
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This feature is under review and will be considered for inclusion in a future
release.


Additional query words: prodnt 3.10

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNT350search kbWinNTW350 kbWinNTW350search kbWinNTW310 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTS310 kbWinNTAdvSerSearch kbWinNTAdvServ310 kbWinNTS350search kbWinNTS310search kbWinNT310Search kbWinNTW310Search
Version           : 3.10 3.50

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