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Number   :  4983
Date     :  2003-07-10
Author   :  Garry Deane
Subject  :  Re: copying file with unicode chars from NTFS to FAT
Size(KB) :  1


--- In xxcopy@yahoogroups.com, "ndemou"  wrote:
> --- In xxcopy@yahoogroups.com, "garrydeane"  wrote:
>> This is not necessarily a permanent fix may be worth looking
>> at to see if it can temporarily resolve the problem. Since
>> it appears long file names are being copied correctly, the
>> problem may be restricted to 8.3 names containing extended/
>> unicode characters. There is a registry key which controls
>> whether extended/unicode characters can be used in 8.3
>> names. Setting this value to 0 MAY (not tested) cause 
>> 8.3 names with unicode characters to be created with LFNs. 

> Yes Garry the suggested workaroung worked for me. I will
> however have my eyes open for side-effects ;-). I will post
> again if something goes wrong.

Excellent! Thanks for confirming the workaround. Others may
also benefit from this until Kan has a chance to find a more
permanent solution (with all the other self-imposed tasks on
his to-do list).

For any that this may affect, the key is:
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem\NtfsAllowExtendedChar
acterIn8dot3Name

Garry



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