Folder Naming & Command Line Questions

[HoppaLong]

One:

I know this problem is ancient, but I don't remember the solution.

I create a folder in 98SE named "MyCat_Playing." The folder is opened in a newer
system like XP. Nothing changes. When I view the folder again in 98SE it's
"MYCAT_PLAYING." How do I prevent lowercase letters from becoming uppercase?

Two:

Is there a rundll command in 98SE to set the time for monitor power-down? I frequently
switch between two time settings, and it would be easier with a command line. If not,
maybe a command supported app could do the job.

[jaclaz]

Is this what you see in Explorer, right?

 

What do you see when you open a command prompt and run DIR in it?

How EXACTLY did you create the folder name?

 

That is probably the "prettify" settings.

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2009.08.windowsconfidential.aspx

 

About the monitor, you need to change the power settings in the Registry and then re-load them AFAICR, see:

http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=365381

 

jaclaz

[HoppaLong]

OK. I read the article about "prettified" filenames. Long before the GUI, all commands were
uppercase. If I remember correctly, my first "real" computer was designated as the "286."
It had a tiny monitor and used floppy disks only. I kind of assumed there was no simple
solution to the lower and uppercase problem. The actual problem is switching back and
forth between old and new systems. Most people don't do that.

I should have googled about those two Registry Keys for monitor power-down. I created
a "mini-menu" in the Quick Launch Toolbar. One of the shortcuts in the menu is Power
Options, but I never realized how much time I was wasting in the Power Options applet.
I can easily create a script that will import the Values needed to change monitor power-
down times. The script will launch from a simple shortcut.