'Path too Long' Errors When Unzipping Windows Downloads (7116803)

When you unzip a downloaded Windows package from MOS using the default Windows Server 2008/2008R2 compression utility, you might get errors stating that the path is too long. Path length is determined by the Windows OS . The maximum path, which includes drive letter, colon, backslash, name components separated by backslashes, and a terminating null character, is defined as 260 characters.

Workaround:

• Use a third-party compression utility.

  Unlike the default Windows compression utility, some third-party utilities allow for longer maximum path lengths.