Unable to Find File Name with Extended-ASCII Characters in NTFS

ID: Q131307

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to find or change the properties of a file with a file name that is less than 8 characters long on an NTFS partition, the following error message appears:

File not found

CAUSE

This happens when the file name includes extended-ASCII characters. NTFS does not provide an 8.3 format file name if file name includes extended- ASCII characters and is less than 8 characters long.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5. This problem has been corrected in Windows NT version 3.51.

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