That happens when you use the default installation folders for several
applications from the same major software companies like M$ who like to
default to their ego, i.e. Microsoft Office, Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft
Encarta, etc. Then (if installed in the order above) the 8.3 folder name is
Micros~1, ~2, ~3 depending on which was installed first, second & third.
Then if you use xcopy(32) to copy to another hard drive, it may copy
Microsoft Publisher folder first and the Office folder second which would
make Publisher ~1 and Office ~2 in the example above.
This still is not a problem unless there is a pointer in the reg file and/or
an ini file that uses the 8.3 name. If you search these files for folders
with the ~, you most likely will not find any reference to a ??????~x
folder. I never have.
Another work around is to create the folders manually in order of their ~x
and then they will be the same as the original hard drive folders. Or do as
I do, always change the default install folder by removing any reference to
the company, e.g. Microsoft or at least change it to MSabc, then Office
becomes MS Office or Msoffi~1 and Publisher becomes MS Publisher or
Mspubl~1.
Daniel Wysocki
Twin*.*Computers
Fast Reliable Wallet-Friendly
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Glazier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> (the dos 8+3 conversions), BUT re-generates them on the fly...
> (Specifically like the "names~1.ext" type.)
> This is explained on the xxcopy site lots better than I could here,
> and can be easily reproduced by "anyone" that wants or "needs" to...
> Besides, all this might have changed (again), and I don't use either
> and have not kept up with any possible improvements from MS.
>
> This is one of those topics that surfaces from time to time when
> people say they use xcopy perfectly, and others say they are having
problems.
> The "problems" surface when a short filename is re-generated that
> is different than it "used to be", AND a program tries to use that instead
> of the long filename directly... This is a BIG case of YMMV since
> it involves "issues" that would be VERY user specific...
>
> Rick Glazier
>
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