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DOCUMENT:Q104017 04-NOV-1993 [W_NT]
TITLE :DEL /P Command on an NTFS Partition Uses MS-DOS 8.3 Filenames
PRODUCT :Windows NT
PROD/VER:3.10
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:BUGLIST3.10
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
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SYMPTOMS
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Under Windows NT, if you use the DEL /P command on an NTFS partition,
it uses the eight-character filename, three character extension (8.3)
convention instead of long filenames when prompting for confirmation.
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.1
and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. We are researching this
problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base as it becomes available.
MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Problem
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1. Open a Windows NT command prompt (CMD.EXE) from the Main group and
enter the following command:
copy con abcdefghi.xxx
Type "this is a test" (without the quotation marks), press ENTER,
type "^Z" (without the quotation marks), and press ENTER again.
2. Enter the command DEL *.xxx /P.
When you are prompted for confirmation, the filename is in 8.3 format
as follows:
ABCDEF~1.XXX, Delete (Y/N)? y
Additional reference words: 3.10 MS-DOS 8.3 filenames
KBCategory:
KBSubcategory: ntap
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Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1993.