NTFS generates an 8.3 alias for each LFN for all versions of NTFS
including NT, Windows 2000, and XP. This autogeneration takes time and if one is
not going to use 16-bit DOS or win3.x applications without LFN support, these
names are not needed. This can give a decent boost in IO performance. To
disable:
Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Key: SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem\
Name:
NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation
Type:
REG_WORD
Value: 1 Disable automatic alias
Value: 0 Enable automatic alias
NTFS Tips:
Managing Shared Resources and Resource Security
Choosing
Between FAT and NTFS
Web
versus NTFS Permissions
Getting the Most from IIS Security
NTFS
Security, Part 2: Implementing NTFS Special Permissions on Your Web Site
Getting the Most from IIS Security
NTFS Permissions
Cancel an NTFS conversion
NT equivalents of
NetWare Rights
Access
NTFS from DOS, Win95 or Win98 using NTFSDOS driver
NTFS Last Access TimeStamp
xcopy – keep attributes
How To Remove Files
with Reserved Names such as LPT1 or PRN
NTFS Metadata files
Disable NTs 8.3 aliases for
LFNs under NTFS
Streams
displays which NTFS files have alternate streams content
VolumeID changes NT and FAT volume
IDs
Create a NTFS
partition over 4GB during installation
Windows NT NTFS Directory
Compression
