Cannot Rename Disk in DBCS Windows 95

• Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to change the volume label on a disk using a double-byte character set (DBCS) version of Windows 95 using a mix of DBCS characters and single-byte character set (SBCS) characters, the disk's label may not change.

This occurs in any version of Windows 95 that uses DBCS.

CAUSE

There is an odd number of SBCS characters before the period in the volume label, causing a DBCS character to be split across the name and extension of the volume label.

RESOLUTION

To work around this behavior, use any one of the following methods:

• Use an even number of SBCS characters.
• Place a space before the DBCS characters.
• Do not mix SBCS and DBCS characters in volume labels.

MORE INFORMATION

Although Windows 95 long file names are limited to 255 characters, the volume label, because of the way long file names are stored, is limited to the 11-character 8.3 standard. When a DBCS character appears in character positions 8 and 9, the rename operation does not work.

"DBCS" refers to language versions of Windows 95 that cannot use the standard 256-character character set because there are more than 256- characters in that written language. Examples of DBCS versions of Windows 95 include, but are not limited to, Japanese and Hangeul.

"SBCS" refers to versions of Windows 95 that use the 256-character ANSI character set. Examples of SBCS language versions include, but are not limited to, English, French, and Spanish.