DEL /P Command on an NTFS Partition Uses MS-DOS 8.3 Filenames

ID: q104017

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1

SYMPTOMS

Under Windows NT, if you use the DEL /P command on an NTFS partition, it uses the eight-character filename, three character extension (8.3) convention instead of long filenames when prompting for confirmation.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.1 and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. Open a Windows NT command prompt (CMD.EXE) from the Main group and

   enter the following command:

      copy con abcdefghi.xxx

   Type "this is a test" (without the quotation marks), press ENTER,
   type "^Z" (without the quotation marks), and press ENTER again.

2. Enter the command DEL *.xxx /P.

   When you are prompted for confirmation, the filename is in 8.3 format
   as follows:

      ABCDEF~1.XXX, Delete (Y/N)? y

Additional query words: prodnt MS-DOS 8.3 filenames

Keywords          : kbtool
Version           : 3.1
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: August 14, 1998