Comments on: XP Tweak – 8.3 file names and speeding up your computer http://www.theweeklygeek.com/2009/02/18/xp-tweak-83-file-names-and-speeding-up-your-computer/ I'm the Geek so you don't have to be! Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:20:01 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: John http://www.theweeklygeek.com/2009/02/18/xp-tweak-83-file-names-and-speeding-up-your-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-52 John Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:09:30 +0000 http://www.theweeklygeek.com/?p=200#comment-52 You actually listed the procedure for NT/2000. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/121007 "Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP To disable the 8.3 name creation on all NTFS partitions, type fsutil.exe behavior set disable8dot3 1 at a command prompt, and then press ENTER." Basically, Start | Run and then type CMD to get a command prompt. But make extra sure before doing this that there are no older apps hanging around or they'll likely be lost when looking for paths/files..I know this from experience! :-) You actually listed the procedure for NT/2000.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/121007

“Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP To disable the 8.3 name creation on all NTFS partitions, type fsutil.exe behavior set disable8dot3 1 at a command prompt, and then press ENTER.”

Basically, Start | Run and then type CMD to get a command prompt. But make extra sure before doing this that there are no older apps hanging around or they’ll likely be lost when looking for paths/files..I know this from experience! :-)

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