Hello,

I'm saving or copying files from an xp drive to a 95 drive and the
file name gets changed to a garbled name, the file is still intact,
just the name gets changed. Any ideas?

On 6/7/2007 3:07 PM On a whim, jgos1@earthlink.net pounded out on the
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> Hello,
>
> I'm saving or copying files from an xp drive to a 95 drive and the
> file name gets changed to a garbled name, the file is still intact,
> just the name gets changed. Any ideas?
>

Is this similar?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/142982

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file name too long for w95?


"jgos1@earthlink.net" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I'm saving or copying files from an xp drive to a 95 drive and the
> file name gets changed to a garbled name, the file is still intact,
> just the name gets changed. Any ideas?
>
>

<jgos1@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:1181254050.935187.96400@w5g2000hsg.googlegrou ps.com...
> Hello,
>
> I'm saving or copying files from an xp drive to a 95 drive and the
> file name gets changed to a garbled name, the file is still intact,
> just the name gets changed. Any ideas?
>

Is it Win95 version B ? or A ?
right-click my computer - properties will tell you.
If version A ( rather NOt " B" then disk = FAT only, which means that the
filename format is very limited.
BY "Garbled" do you mean it goes from
abcdefghijklmn.txt to abcdef~.txt OR
something TOTALLY different, like
1xddsdfdff.txt ?

On Jun 7, 7:07 pm, "- Bobb -" <bobb@noemail.123> wrote:
> <jgos1@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>
> news:1181254050.935187.96400@w5g2000hsg.googlegrou ps.com...
>
> > Hello,
>
> > I'm saving or copying files from an xp drive to a 95 drive and the
> > file name gets changed to a garbled name, the file is still intact,
> > just the name gets changed. Any ideas?
>
> Is it Win95 version B ? or A ?
> right-click my computer - properties will tell you.
> If version A ( rather NOt " B" then disk = FAT only, which means that the
> filename format is very limited.
> BY "Garbled" do you mean it goes from
> abcdefghijklmn.txt to abcdef~.txt OR
> something TOTALLY different, like
> 1xddsdfdff.txt ?

It's something totally different like 1xddffrr.txt
The names might be too long, but the problem just started happening,
and I know they've always used long file names.

On Jun 7, 9:49 pm, j...@earthlink.net wrote:
> On Jun 7, 7:07 pm, "- Bobb -" <b...@noemail.123> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > <j...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>
> >news:1181254050.935187.96400@w5g2000hsg.googlegro ups.com...
>
> > > Hello,
>
> > > I'm saving or copying files from an xp drive to a 95 drive and the
> > > file name gets changed to a garbled name, the file is still intact,
> > > just the name gets changed. Any ideas?
>
> > Is it Win95 version B ? or A ?
> > right-click my computer - properties will tell you.
> > If version A ( rather NOt " B" then disk = FAT only, which means that the
> > filename format is very limited.
> > BY "Garbled" do you mean it goes from
> > abcdefghijklmn.txt to abcdef~.txt OR
> > something TOTALLY different, like
> > 1xddsdfdff.txt ?
>
> It's something totally different like 1xddffrr.txt
> The names might be too long, but the problem just started happening,
> and I know they've always used long file names.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I just tested it, long filenames are no problem.

<jgos1@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:1181287569.598682.327320@p77g2000hsh.googlegr oups.com...
>>
>> > > I'm saving or copying files from an xp drive to a 95 drive and the
>> > > file name gets changed to a garbled name, the file is still intact,
>> > > just the name gets changed. Any ideas?
>>
>> > Is it Win95 version B ? or A ?
>> > BY "Garbled" do you mean it goes from
>> > abcdefghijklmn.txt to abcdef~.txt OR
>> > something TOTALLY different, like
>> > 1xddsdfdff.txt ?
>>
>> It's something totally different like 1xddffrr.txt
>> The names might be too long, but the problem just started happening,
>> and I know they've always used long file names.- Hide quoted text -
>> I just tested it, long filenames are no problem.

I'm just troubleshooting with you... ownership matter ?
How about point of view :
log onto XP box as harry
Make a new file and save it to Win95 box .
Make another in XP save local, THEN copy it to Win95 box.
Does HE see same name on both ?
If so, have Harry log onto Win95 box etc

On Jun 8, 11:43 am, "- Bobb -" <b...@noemail.123> wrote:
> <j...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>
> news:1181287569.598682.327320@p77g2000hsh.googlegr oups.com...
>
>
>
> >> > > I'm saving or copying files from an xp drive to a 95 drive and the
> >> > > file name gets changed to a garbled name, the file is still intact,
> >> > > just the name gets changed. Any ideas?
>
> >> > Is it Win95 version B ? or A ?
> >> > BY "Garbled" do you mean it goes from
> >> > abcdefghijklmn.txt to abcdef~.txt OR
> >> > something TOTALLY different, like
> >> > 1xddsdfdff.txt ?
>
> >> It's something totally different like 1xddffrr.txt
> >> The names might be too long, but the problem just started happening,
> >> and I know they've always used long file names.- Hide quoted text -
> >> I just tested it, long filenames are no problem.
>
> I'm just troubleshooting with you... ownership matter ?
> How about point of view :
> log onto XP box as harry
> Make a new file and save it to Win95 box .
> Make another in XP save local, THEN copy it to Win95 box.
> Does HE see same name on both ?
> If so, have Harry log onto Win95 box etc

Thanks,

I'll try the permissions.