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LFN/NT Version 1.0 beta 3.
Copyright (C) 2000 MultiBug Software

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With the release of Windows 95 Microsoft has extended DOS INT21
API to provide DOS programs a way to use the new Long File Names.
This API had become widely used, but unfortunately it is not available
under Windows NT DOS Emulation where DOS programs are still
limited to 8.3 file names.

LFN/NT provides a subset of Windows 95 LFN API for DOS programs running
in Windows NT DOS Box.


Problems fixed in version 1.0 beta 3:

- In some circumstances files with long names did not get created.
- Non-English file names were handled incorrectly.
- DJGPP free C/C++ compiler did not work with LFN/NT.


File list
---------

LFNDOS.COM    - LFN/NT DOS Stub file.
lfnnt.dll     - LFN/NT VDD file.
lfnset.bat    - Batch file for setting up automatic LFN API support.
lfnunset.bat  - Batch file for cleaning up automatic LFN API support.
readme.txt    - This file.


Manual Installation
-------------------

Copy files to %SystemRoot%\system32 folder and optionally run lfnset.bat
to enable automatic support for LFN API.

If automatic support for LFN API is not set, run lfndos.com
TSR program to enable LFN API in a current DOS session.


Manual Deinstallation
---------------------

If automatic LFN API support is enabled, run lfnunset.bat to restore your
original autoexec.nt file. Alternatively, you may rename autoexec.lfn file
to autoexec.nt.

Delete all LFN/NT files from %SystemRoot%\system32 folder.

