CDFS Does Not Support Lowercase Filenames

 Last reviewed: February 19, 1996
Article ID: Q123067
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to access a filename on a CD-ROM that is in lowercase, the following error message appears: 

   File not found.
The same is true when you attempt to access a directory in lowercase.

CAUSE

ISO 9660 defines uppercase filenames only. The Windows NT CD-ROM file system (CDFS) adheres to this and therefore expects names to be in uppercase.

STATUS

This feature is under review and will be considered for inclusion in a future release.

KBCategory: kbusage
KBSubcategory: ntfilesys
Additional reference words: prodnt 3.10 3.50



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Last reviewed: February 19, 1996
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