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Listing NTFS Properties

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Script Code
VBScript
On Error Resume Next

Set oShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

sRegKey =  oShell.RegRead ("HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem\NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation")
If IsNull(sRegKey) Then
    Wscript.Echo "No value set for disabling 8.3 file name creation."
ElseIf sRegKey = 1 Then
    WScript.Echo "No 8.3 file names will be created for new files."
ElseIf sRegKey = 0 Then
    Wscript.Echo "8.3 file names will be created for new files."
End If

sRegKey = Null
sRegKey =  oShell.RegRead ("HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem\NtfsAllowExtendedCharacterIn8Dot3Name")
If IsNull(sRegKey) Then
    Wscript.Echo "No value set for allowing extended characters in 8.3 file names."
ElseIf sRegKey = 1 Then
    WScript.Echo "Extended characters are permitted in 8.3 file names."
ElseIf sRegKey = 0 Then
    Wscript.Echo "Extended characters not permitted in 8.3 file names."
End If

sRegKey = Null
sRegKey =  oShell.RegRead ("HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem\NtfsMftZoneReservation")
If IsNull(sRegKey) Then
    Wscript.Echo "No value set for reserving the MFT zone."
ElseIf sRegKey = 1 Then
    WScript.Echo "One-eighth of the disk has been reserved for the MFT zone."
ElseIf sRegKey = 2 Then
    Wscript.Echo "One-fourth of the disk reserved for the MFT zone."
ElseIf sRegKey = 3 Then
    Wscript.Echo "Three-eighths of the disk reserved for the MFT zone."
ElseIf sRegKey = 4 Then
    Wscript.Echo "One half of the disk reserved for the MFT zone."
End If

sRegKey = Null
sRegKey =  oShell.RegRead ("HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem\NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate")
If IsNull(sRegKey) Then
    Wscript.Echo "No value set for disabling the last access update for files and folder."
ElseIf sRegKey = 1 Then
    WScript.Echo "The last access timestamp will not be updated on files and folders."
ElseIf sRegKey = 0 Then
    Wscript.Echo "The last access timestamp updated on files and folders."
End If

sRegKey = Null
sRegKey =  oShell.RegRead ("HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem\Win31FileSystem")
If IsNull(sRegKey) Then
    Wscript.Echo "No value set for using long file names and timestamps."
ElseIf sRegKey = 1 Then
    WScript.Echo "Long file names and extended timestamps are used."
ElseIf sRegKey = 0 Then
    Wscript.Echo "Long file names and extended timestamps are not used."
End If
Platforms
Windows Server 2008 R2 No
Windows Server 2008 No
Windows Server 2003 No
Windows 7 No
Windows Vista Yes
Windows XP Yes
Windows 2000 Yes
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