Javor
January 10th 04, 01:06 AM
I recently built a new computer and installed Windows XP=20
Professional SP1 on it. Then I configured a humble two-
computer network between it and my old machine running=20
Windows 98 SE via a D-Link DI-704P router. So far, so=20
good - everybody saw everybody else, and everything was=20
hunky-dory, or so I thought. The problem is that I do=20
about half my work in Hungarian (the other half is=20
English) and gave a fairly large number of files on the=20
old computer names including Hungarian characters. The=20
problem is that these file names don't display correctly=20
on the new machine, and in fact can't be accessed at=20
all. The weird thing is that it happens in the other=20
direction as well! When I create file names using=20
certain of the Hungarian characters on the new machine,=20
the old machine similarly doesn't display its name=20
correctly and can't read it. Just for reference, if I=20
was to name a file the following (all of the Hungarian=20
specific characters, normally a part of ANSI code page=20
1250) on either computer
=E1=E9=ED=F3=FA=F6=FCőű=C1=C9=CD=D3=DA=D6=DCŐŰ
the other one would see it like this
=E1=E9=ED=F3=FA=F6=FCőű_=C9___=D6=DC__
I've tried fooling around with the language settings, the=20
fonts, and a million other things to no avail. The only=20
remaining thing I can think of is that XP uses the NTFS=20
file system while the 98 machine is FAT32, but could=20
Microsoft really be so cruel? I can't imagine I'm be the=20
only person in this boat. Any help would be sincerely=20
appreciated.
J=E1vor
Professional SP1 on it. Then I configured a humble two-
computer network between it and my old machine running=20
Windows 98 SE via a D-Link DI-704P router. So far, so=20
good - everybody saw everybody else, and everything was=20
hunky-dory, or so I thought. The problem is that I do=20
about half my work in Hungarian (the other half is=20
English) and gave a fairly large number of files on the=20
old computer names including Hungarian characters. The=20
problem is that these file names don't display correctly=20
on the new machine, and in fact can't be accessed at=20
all. The weird thing is that it happens in the other=20
direction as well! When I create file names using=20
certain of the Hungarian characters on the new machine,=20
the old machine similarly doesn't display its name=20
correctly and can't read it. Just for reference, if I=20
was to name a file the following (all of the Hungarian=20
specific characters, normally a part of ANSI code page=20
1250) on either computer
=E1=E9=ED=F3=FA=F6=FCőű=C1=C9=CD=D3=DA=D6=DCŐŰ
the other one would see it like this
=E1=E9=ED=F3=FA=F6=FCőű_=C9___=D6=DC__
I've tried fooling around with the language settings, the=20
fonts, and a million other things to no avail. The only=20
remaining thing I can think of is that XP uses the NTFS=20
file system while the 98 machine is FAT32, but could=20
Microsoft really be so cruel? I can't imagine I'm be the=20
only person in this boat. Any help would be sincerely=20
appreciated.
J=E1vor