Special Edition Using Windows 95 with Internet Explorer 4.0

Working with Long Filenames

Windows enables you to create names for files and folders using up to 255 characters. Legal filenames might contain spaces and most special characters, including periods, commas, semicolons, parentheses, brackets ([]), and dollar signs. You are not allowed to use the following characters when naming a file or folder:

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How Windows Generates Short Filenames

Because Windows 95 maintains backward compatibility with older operating systems and applications, the file system automatically generates short filenames from long names you create. Although this process happens in the background, it's important to understand how the rules work.

When you save a file by using Windows 95 or a 32-bit Windows application, ...