Re: Windows XP Pro SP3 & Long File Names

19-05-2008, 01:45 AM

What is the longest a file name in XP SP3 can be?

Since easily installing SP3 on my laptop I'm experiencing a new problem.

Whenever I copy folders for backup I get warnings that some filenames are
too long and cannot be copied to my Iomega backup drive with TrueImage Home
Version 11.

So the backup fails.

This is a problem I've never experienced before. These same files were
easily backed up to the same drive just last week.

What was changed in SP3?

DSH

19-05-2008, 01:45 AM	#1
D. Spencer Hines Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Windows XP Pro SP3 & Long File Names What is the longest a file name in XP SP3 can be? Since easily installing SP3 on my laptop I'm experiencing a new problem. Whenever I copy folders for backup I get warnings that some filenames are too long and cannot be copied to my Iomega backup drive with TrueImage Home Version 11. So the backup fails. This is a problem I've never experienced before. These same files were easily backed up to the same drive just last week. What was changed in SP3? DSH

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