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Simple question. I know in the past server 2003 had issues with filenames greater than 256 characters. Has there been any improvements made in 2008 and R2 regarding max file length?
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Simple question. I know in the past server 2003 had issues with filenames greater than 256 characters. Has there been any improvements made in 2008 and R2 regarding max file length?

server 2008 and 2008 R2 file length limit

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.