COM control problems when installed with Short Pathnames

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Thinstall does not allow files to be accessed inside the Virtual Filesystem using Short Name Paths.

The problem:
Some COM controls may create registry keys that contain path locations in short name format.

The solution:
If your registry script file contains short name paths, you will need to edit the registry script to replace the short name paths with the full path name.

For example:

Bad registry script file

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\mykey
{

value "path" 01 " C:\Docum~1\Subdir~1\File "

}

Good registry script file

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\mykey
{

value "path" 01 " C:\Documents and Settings\Subdirectory\File "

}