Problem using Subst MSDOS command

Hi,

In autoexec.bat, I have several virtual drives assigned to specific
directories of my main drive C: using the Subst MS-DOS command
and they all end up being use on MS-DOS compatibility mode file system.

System Properties | Performance
- Drive G is using MS-DOS compatibilty mode file system.
- Drive O is using MS-DOS compatibilty mode file system.
- Drive P is using MS-DOS compatibilty mode file system.
- Drive Q is using MS-DOS compatibilty mode file system.

This problem causes all filenames within any of the virtual drive to be
truncated to 8 characters with a ~1 and also, none of these files can be
deleted and saved in the recycle bin. I always get this error message:

The file "XXXX.XXX" is too big for the Recycle Bin.
Do you want to permanently delete it ?

What could be the problem ?

Any help would be greatly appreciated,
Charles A. Gilbert
CHUCK Electronics
http://www.chucktronic.ca/

There is a problem documented for Win ME and not for Win 98 - but I wonder
if it is applying here.

The problem in Win ME is that SUBST, though it works just fine, doesn't work
in AUTOEXEC.BAT. It will work in any other batch file, just not in
AUTOEXEC.BAT because of how parsing of that file is done. I wonder if you
will get around this problem by making a separate batch file with these
commands and launching it with a click after Windows is fully loaded. If
that fixes it, then there are some things we can do to make it more
convenient for you.

--
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Chucktronic wrote:
In autoexec.bat, I have several virtual drives assigned to specific
directories of my main drive C: using the Subst MS-DOS command
and they all end up being use on MS-DOS compatibility mode file
system.

System Properties | Performance
- Drive G is using MS-DOS compatibilty mode file system.
- Drive O is using MS-DOS compatibilty mode file system.
- Drive P is using MS-DOS compatibilty mode file system.
- Drive Q is using MS-DOS compatibilty mode file system.

This problem causes all filenames within any of the virtual drive to
be truncated to 8 characters with a ~1 and also, none of these files
can be deleted and saved in the recycle bin. I always get this error
message:

The file "XXXX.XXX" is too big for the Recycle Bin.
Do you want to permanently delete it ?

What could be the problem ?

Any help would be greatly appreciated,
Charles A. Gilbert
CHUCK Electronics
http://www.chucktronic.ca/

Thanks for the suggestion,

I edited a separate batch file and programmed a PIF link in my
StartUp directory. It solved my problem completly.

I appreciate your quick help,
Chuck.


"Jim Eshelman" wrote in message
...
There is a problem documented for Win ME and not for Win 98 - but I wonder
if it is applying here.

The problem in Win ME is that SUBST, though it works just fine, doesn't
work
in AUTOEXEC.BAT. It will work in any other batch file, just not in
AUTOEXEC.BAT because of how parsing of that file is done. I wonder if you
will get around this problem by making a separate batch file with these
commands and launching it with a click after Windows is fully loaded. If
that fixes it, then there are some things we can do to make it more
convenient for you.

--
Jim Eshelman, MS-MVP Windows http://aumha.org/
AumHa Forums: http://forum.aumha.org/
The Parasite Fight: http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
Computer Health: http://aumha.org/a/health.htm
Troubleshooting: http://aumha.org/a/tshoot.htm

Chucktronic wrote:
In autoexec.bat, I have several virtual drives assigned to specific
directories of my main drive C: using the Subst MS-DOS command
and they all end up being use on MS-DOS compatibility mode file
system.

System Properties | Performance
- Drive G is using MS-DOS compatibilty mode file system.
- Drive O is using MS-DOS compatibilty mode file system.
- Drive P is using MS-DOS compatibilty mode file system.
- Drive Q is using MS-DOS compatibilty mode file system.

This problem causes all filenames within any of the virtual drive to
be truncated to 8 characters with a ~1 and also, none of these files
can be deleted and saved in the recycle bin. I always get this error
message:

The file "XXXX.XXX" is too big for the Recycle Bin.
Do you want to permanently delete it ?

What could be the problem ?

Any help would be greatly appreciated,
Charles A. Gilbert
CHUCK Electronics
http://www.chucktronic.ca/

Thanks for the feedback! I'll see if I can get MS to modify that KB article.

Chucktronic wrote:
Thanks for the suggestion,

I edited a separate batch file and programmed a PIF link in my
StartUp directory. It solved my problem completly.

I appreciate your quick help,
Chuck.


"Jim Eshelman" wrote in message
...
There is a problem documented for Win ME and not for Win 98 - but I
wonder if it is applying here.

The problem in Win ME is that SUBST, though it works just fine,
doesn't work in AUTOEXEC.BAT. It will work in any other batch file,
just not in AUTOEXEC.BAT because of how parsing of that file is
done. I wonder if you will get around this problem by making a
separate batch file with these commands and launching it with a
click after Windows is fully loaded. If that fixes it, then there
are some things we can do to make it more convenient for you.

--
Jim Eshelman, MS-MVP Windows http://aumha.org/
AumHa Forums: http://forum.aumha.org/
The Parasite Fight: http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
Computer Health: http://aumha.org/a/health.htm
Troubleshooting: http://aumha.org/a/tshoot.htm

Chucktronic wrote:
In autoexec.bat, I have several virtual drives assigned to specific
directories of my main drive C: using the Subst MS-DOS command
and they all end up being use on MS-DOS compatibility mode file
system.

System Properties | Performance
- Drive G is using MS-DOS compatibilty mode file system.
- Drive O is using MS-DOS compatibilty mode file system.
- Drive P is using MS-DOS compatibilty mode file system.
- Drive Q is using MS-DOS compatibilty mode file system.

This problem causes all filenames within any of the virtual drive to
be truncated to 8 characters with a ~1 and also, none of these files
can be deleted and saved in the recycle bin. I always get this error
message:

The file "XXXX.XXX" is too big for the Recycle Bin.
Do you want to permanently delete it ?

What could be the problem ?

Any help would be greatly appreciated,
Charles A. Gilbert
CHUCK Electronics
http://www.chucktronic.ca/