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Rename Expert 4.3.7

Rename Expert 4.3.7

...on metadata. Rename Expert lets you easily number files and folders, shorten long file names, and rename file extensions. Additionally, lists, CSV files or even... Read more

19 March, 2012
Find2Bix 1.3

Find2Bix 1.3

...long Another use of Find2Bix is to help you to avoid "over-long" file names. Under Windows up to Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 it... Read more

15 September, 2010

DOS to the rescue

...files stored in various network directories. Windows 95 and later allows for long file names, allowing documents and other files to bear a descriptive label... Read more

31 December, 2002 by Gregory Harris
The warning sound of TomTom

The warning sound of TomTom

...A wireless internet-connected computer, in a car. And how to create long file names in the MS-DOS filing system — a fix introduced in... Read more

27 February, 2009 by Leader
File and MP3 Renamer 2006 5.25

File and MP3 Renamer 2006 5.25

...folder renaming, MP3 tag editing, and sequential numbering. Quickly and safely trim long file names down to a uniform size, change batches of filename extensions... Read more

25 December, 2008

Google releases Chrome security updates

...posting on Monday afternoon. The first patch fixed a vulnerability in handling long file names, called the SaveAs vulnerability, and the second a vulnerability in... Read more

9 September, 2008 by Stephen Shankland
Windows Data Recovery Software 3.0.1.5

Windows Data Recovery Software 3.0.1.5

...all directories and sub directories are recovered as they were, and that long file names are rebuilt correctly. Salient Features of Windows data recovery Software... Read more

28 December, 2007
Easy File Sync 2 build 4266

Easy File Sync 2 build 4266

...comparisons in swift and efficient way. You can now synchronize Unicode and long file names. Moreover, it manages computer power to go onto hibernate, stand... Read more

7 December, 2006
RECOVER Floppy Pro 1

RECOVER Floppy Pro 1

...recursive run recovers all files from all folder paths on floppy. Supports Long File Names. Recovered files are saved to identical folder paths. Report file... Read more

11 October, 2006
HELIOS File System Test UB

HELIOS File System Test UB

...11 tests check for the support of file sizes exceeding 4 GB, long file names, UTF-8 compatibility, correct file access rights, as well as... Read more

21 July, 2006
Active NTFS Reader for DOS 1.0.2

Active NTFS Reader for DOS 1.0.2

...DOS, Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP; display non-English and long file names; preview file(s)/folder(s) before copying; support search by... Read more

12 September, 2003

RealNetworks pulls media player patch

...security holes by encouraging unsuspecting PC users to download files with overly long file names or other distorted features, according to NGSSoftware, the security company... Read more

27 November, 2002 by Lisa M Bowman

Worm sneaks ride with 1 June hoax

...Many people deleted sulfnbk.exe -- a Windows system file that helps identify long file names. Magistrate-infected computers then received the well-intentioned warning and... Read more

5 June, 2001 by Rachel Konrad

Hoax email goads users into deleting harmless files

...Sulfnbk.exe is a Microsoft Windows utility that is used to restore long file names, according to Symantec, and deleting it could cause that feature... Read more

30 May, 2001 by Matt Loney

Microsoft Developers Conference: Gates gives his team a B- for strategy

...in 1990, Gates said filing and browsing information had improved thanks to long file names, linking and embedding, and that multimedia data types had been... Read more

6 November, 1996 by Martin Veitch

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