Long Directory Path, Access Violation in Backup

ID: Q110326

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1

SYMPTOMS

An access violation occurs in Backup when you back up a directory whose name is greater than 260 characters in length.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. This problem was corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

SERVPACK

Additional query words: prodnt

Keywords : kbtool
Version : winnt:3.1; :3.1
Platform : winnt
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