LFN MS-DOS Shortcuts Do Not Run When 8.3 Names Are Disabled (174456)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q174456 SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to run a long file name (LFN) MS-DOS shortcut on a Windows
NT client with the shortcut residing on a partition that does not create
8.3 (short) file names, the following error message will occur:
Program Not Found
Windows Cannot Find <LFN Shortcut Name>.pif
This program is needed for opening files of type "Shortcut to MS-DOS
Program."
Location to <LFN Shortcut Name>.pif:
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, perform on of the following:
- Move the shortcuts to a location that does generate short file names.
-or-
- Create only short file names when creating shortcuts.
MORE INFORMATION
This problem can be caused by storing shortcuts on an NTFS partition after
having disabled 8.3 name creation with the NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation
registry key.
This problem can also be caused by storing shortcuts on a NetWare file
server. NetWare supports long file names through the OS/2 namespace. It
does not support 8.3 file name creation.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. We
are researching this problem and will post new information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 8/9/2001 |
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Keywords: | kbbug kberrmsg KB174456 |
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