Error copying Files: Filename too long

How long is the file name?

Files, Folders, or Path Names with More Than 259 Characters Are Not
Displayed
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"xpblues" wrote in message

 > Hi
 > after upgrading my XP professional 2002 to SP2 i am facing a strange
 > problem. There are certain files which i m not able to copy to my
 > machine (which i earlier used to without any problem). And some other
 > files whose filename is exactly of same length(but filename different)
 > and in the same folder.. can be copied without any problem. Exact
 > error message is "The resulting file name is too long. Specify a
 > different file name". In fact the new path that i am copying these
 > files to is actually shorter by 2 characters.
 > Can someone please help.It’s very important!!!
 > Regards
 > Gaurav
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