[Ham-Computers] Folder names?

[nn6o]

It can be done via the "fsutil" command-line command or via the registry.
This article here explains it well:
 
http://www.windowsreference.com/windows-7/control-8dot3-naming-in-windows-2008
-and-windows-7

In case it gets chopped, here's a shortened link to the same page:
  http://tinyurl.com/6pju44m

According to it (and the Microsoft reference sites I also just looked up), 8.3
is still *enabled* by default in Vista/7, but it doesn't seem to be that way
on any of my Win7 systems.  To check, you can use:

  "fsutil 8dot3name query"

at a command prompt and it will show your current setting.  On my Win7
systems, it returns a value of "1" meaning 8.3 is disabled on all volumes (as
opposed to the default of "2", enabled on a per volume basis).  It may be that
I performed some tweak I forgot about to my systems that disabled 8.3 naming.
I use SSD drives and perhaps one of the performance tweaks was to disable 8.3.

So, use the query to see if 8.3 is enabled or disabled on your system(s) and
modify as appropriate.

73!

  - Aaron, NN6O
    {nn6o}@arrl.net


-----Original Message-----
From: ham-computers-bounces at mailman.qth.net
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Sent: Friday, June 08, 2012 9:59 AM
Subject: [Ham-Computers] Folder names?

Aaron, in your explanation to Kurt you mentioned 8.3 format and LFN and said:

"...For reference, automatic 8.3 creation ended with WinXP - it's now an
option that needs to be enabled.  So, if you're running Vista or Win7 (or 8),
then an
8.3 filename is not automatically created except for critical folder names for
backwards compatibility (such as PROGRA~1 for "Program Files")."

Can you say where the option setting is enable 8.3 is located in Vista, 7 (or
8)?

73, John, W0IKT