Section Heading of 32 or More Characters Truncated

ID: Q163006

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release version 2
Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release version 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.

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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)

Additional query words:

Keywords : osr2 win95
Version : WINDOWS:95
Platform : WINDOWS
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