Section Heading of 32 or More Characters Truncated

Last reviewed: January 31, 1997
Article ID: Q163006

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release versions 2, 2.1

SUMMARY

When you install a third-party program or device driver and the .inf file specifies a section header of 32 or more characters in the System.ini or Win.ini file, the section header (including spaces) may be truncate to 31 characters.

MORE INFORMATION

This behavior can occur if the string length defined for the .ini file is 32 or more characters.

The following example demonstrates a section header that is truncated to 31 characters:

   Header specified in the .inf file:

      [update.win]
      win.ini,"Frontier Technologies Corporation"  (33 characters)

   Header created in the Win.ini file entry:

      [Frontier Technologies Corporati]  (31 characters)

KBCategory: kbenv
KBSubcategory: win95 osr2
Additional reference words: 95

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Last reviewed: January 31, 1997
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