GSNW/CSNW Creates 8.3-Format Directory Names in Uppercase Only (140400)

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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SYMPTOMS

Files or directories created in 8.3 file format on a NetWare server using Client Services for NetWare (CSNW) or Gateway Service for NetWare (GSNW) appear in uppercase only when the OS/2 Name Space service is installed.

CAUSE

If OS/2 Name Space is installed on a NetWare server, CSNW or GSNW should allow you to create files or directories in any character case. This works correctly for files or directories in long filename convention.

RESOLUTION

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To correct this problem, apply the fix mentioned below and then do the following:

Run the Registry Editor (REGEDT32.EXE).
From the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE subtree, go to the following key:

\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NWRDR\parameters
From the Edit menu, choose Add Value.
Add the following:

Value Name: FavourLongNames
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 0x1 (Hex)

NOTE: The default data value is 0 (which favors 8.3 file format)

Choose OK and quit Registry Editor.
Shut down and restart Windows NT.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51. This problem was corrected in the latest Windows NT 3.51 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

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