Q122983: ScanDisk Does Not Check for Lowercase Characters in Filenames

Article: Q122983
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.22
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 22-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.22 
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SYMPTOMS
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When a disk stores a file that has lowercase letters in its filename, ScanDisk
does not find any problems with the file structure, even though you cannot gain
access to the file.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, rename or delete the file by using wildcards, or
use a third-party program such as Norton's DiskEdit to change the lowercase
letters.

NOTE: Lowercase letters can sometimes occur as a result of using Microsoft
Undelete for Windows, version 6.0. For specific workaround information, please
see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q98404 "Using MS Undelete to Restore Files with Existing Filenames"

MORE INFORMATION
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in MS-DOS version 6.22. We are
researching this problem and will post new information here as it becomes
available.

Additional query words: 6.22

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS622
Version           : MS-DOS:6.22

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