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Q163006: Section Heading of 32 or More Characters Truncated

Article: Q163006
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 2,2.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): osr2 win95
Last Modified: 02-FEB-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
- Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release, versions 2, 2.1 
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SUMMARY
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When you install a third-party program or device driver and the .inf file
specifies a section header of 32 or more characters in the System.ini or Win.ini
file, the section header (including spaces) may be truncate to 31 characters.

MORE INFORMATION
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This behavior can occur if the string length defined for the .ini file is 32 or
more characters.

The following example demonstrates a section header that is truncated to 31
characters:

  Header specified in the .inf file:

  [update.win]
  win.ini,"Frontier Technologies Corporation" (33 characters)

  Header created in the Win.ini file entry:

  [Frontier Technologies Corporati] (31 characters)

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : osr2 win95 
Technology        : kbWin95search kbOPKSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin95OPKOSR2 kbWin95OPKOSR210
Version           : :2,2.1

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