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error 1325 <username> is not a valid short File Name

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Mar 15, 202672191 views
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While trying to install *.msi or file on a windows 7 operating system I got the following error: How can I fix this issue so the install will go through?

Error Output

error 1325 <username> is not a valid short File Name

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Fix for: error 1325 <username> is not a valid short File Name

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This happens on file that is within a domain. From what I have seen so far this only happens with users that log in from a domain. This solution is simple go to the following registry location in regedit: Here you should change the registry key: fro…

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