From a Command Prompt window, type:

DIR /x

and see if you have shortnames.

If not, type:

fsutil behavior query disable8dot3

and see if it comes up 0.

If it comes up 1, then all 8.3 filename generations are disabled.

You can unset by:

fsutil behavior set disable8dot3 1


"Scott" <Scott@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:452672D4-1E03-4471-A21C-C8656AA0D512@microsoft.com...
> We use a communications program (Procomm Plus) that works in MS-DOS. All
> the
> PCs in the shop are running Windows 98 SE except one which is Windows XP.
> After putting the XP PC in service we find that the Procomm will not
> recognize our long file names (I.E. 100400100P.pme). On the Windows 98
> PCs
> it would automatically shorten the name with a ~ somewhere in the name
> (I.E.
> 1004~9.pme or something like that). With the XP PC it says the file is
> not
> found. Is there a way to revert back to the old way with out going back
> to
> 98 SE?