The root cause is the limitations of FAT32 File System of Windows98 / Me/ 2000 / XP operating system.
The information in this article applies to: 
Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
Microsoft Windows 2000, Server
Microsoft Windows 2000, Professional
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition
There are two articles discuss limitations of the FAT32 file system with Windows operating systems
on Microsoft's web site.

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Please note: (Quoted from Microsoft's articles above)

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