List NTFS Properties

You can use any of the VBScript programs below in ActiveXperts Network Monitor. Click here for an explanation about how to include scripts in ActiveXperts Network Monitor.

Example(s)

On Error Resume Next

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

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

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

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

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

strRegKey = Null
strRegKey =  objShell.RegRead _
    ("HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem\Win31FileSystem")
If IsNull(strRegKey) Then
    Wscript.Echo "No value set for using long file names and " _
        & "timestamps."
ElseIf strRegKey = 1 Then
    WScript.Echo "Long file names and extended timestamps are used."
ElseIf strRegKey = 0 Then
    Wscript.Echo "Long file names and extended timestamps are not used."
End If