I was trying to find out to get the non-8dot3 format of a Windows path to a file, and found this blog post that said at the bottom of the page:
1. start -> run: cmd
2. go to desired folder, i.e. cd "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Applications"
3. type command.com you'll get command prompt like C:\DOCUME~1\ALLUSE~1\STARTM~1\APPLIC~1>
Runner up:
dir /x
