This tool is designed for the [Total Commander's http://www.ghisler.com/] buttonbar.
It let you see long (win32-) and short(DOS-) filenames at the same time.

How to do this:

1. unzip the programm lst2desc.exe to a folder of your choice
2. make a button in the TC's buttonbar (the simplyes way to do this is to drag lst2desc.exe onto the buttonbar)
3. rightclick on the new item in the buttonbar and choose "edit". Here you have to put "/L:%L" in the parameter-field and clear the filed startpath(!)

Now select all files in a specific folder for wich you want to show the long ang the short filename ('+' selects all) and click on the new item in the buttonbar.
If filecomments via descript.ion are enabled (which is the default) you will now see the short filename as tooltip. If you need both at the same time you can choose the comment-view from the 'View'-menu or by pressing Ctrl-Shift-F2. The short name is shown instead of size/date

Warning: If you already made some filedescriptions (Ctrl-Z) backup them! This tool will overwrite an existing descript.ion in the currend directory!

This plugin is covert by the GNU General Public License (GPL). This is an open-source license that garanties that this software will stay free (free in the sence of freedom).
Excluded from the GPL are some Microsoft libraries against which the plugin is staticly linked.

binary and sourcecode (30K, for normal users and developer)

I, the author, can be reached over the Contact-Page.

There is also a thread in the TC's messageboard. Please look at first here if your problem is already discussed.