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I have used the two version of NTFS from Winternals for DOS to read NTFS under DOS. Both of them have bugs on handling Unicode file name under DOS.
Firstly, the NTFSDOS 3.0 has problem when displaying a directory contain Traditional Chinese charaters. All the file names are displayed incorretly even if /u parameter was specified. By typing dir to check the content of such directory, same file repeat display infinely, CTRL+C is needed to terminate such bug.
The DOS version that I use is 7.1 which can access Chinese file name at pure DOS mode of FAT/FAT32 file system.
Then, I upgraded to NTFSPro 5.0, the problem become worser, it is completly treat Traditional Chinese Charatar set as invaild charater. When specify the code page to 950, it returns "Invalid Native Code Page Support". Also, it kick off the support of Windows 3.1. After it was loaded, type win to enter Windows 3.1 will force the system to restart.
I have ask many times to Winternals, but still can't get any solution yet. It seems that NTFSPro was dead and they will not develop any new version of it any more.
Other than NTFSPro from Winternals, is there any other software can access NTFS under DOS the above bugs?

You can try the DR-DOS 7.05 Bootdisk which was developed by Caldera for OnTrack & Seagate to use on their recovery disks. It reads NTFS drives. But if it will read Traditional Chinese characters I do not know. Perhaps Wrenger can help here?
You will find a copy of above disk image on my PowerLoad BootDisk Project Page under DR-DOS (Follow my PowerLoad Link above)

Sure, NTFSDOS and NTFSPro are very buggy. So don't use them unless necessary. In order for NTFSPro to support Chinese Long File Names (LFN), the correct native code page file (CP936 for Simplified Chinese, and CP950 for Traditional Chinese) must be loaded. Unfortunately, NTFSPro has a bug to handle those DBCS code page files except the Japanese one (CP932). But we have found a way to fix it. Since you seem to be a Chinese, try this link in our Chinese DOS forum for more information about this:
http://model.chinajewelry.net/dos/dosbbs/dispbbs.asp?boardID=12&replyID=50922&ID=8188

Yes, Wengier it works! NTFSPro can now display the correct Chinese file name. However, it still can't access Chinese file name such as view a file or change directory to the name cotain Chinese Characters.
I have not try NTFSDOS yet.
Thanks for the information.

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