diff --git a/reactos/base/shell/explorer/utility/splitpath.c b/reactos/base/shell/explorer/utility/splitpath.c
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--- a/reactos/base/shell/explorer/utility/splitpath.c
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-/*
- * Copyright 2000 Martin Fuchs
- *
- * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
- * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
- * Lesser General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
- */
-
-#include "utility.h"
-
-#ifdef UNICODE
-
-void _wsplitpath(const WCHAR* path, WCHAR* drv, WCHAR* dir, WCHAR* name, WCHAR* ext)
-{
-        const WCHAR* end; /* end of processed string */
-	const WCHAR* p;	  /* search pointer */
-	const WCHAR* s;	  /* copy pointer */
-
-	/* extract drive name */
-	if (path[0] && path[1]==':') {
-		if (drv) {
-			*drv++ = *path++;
-			*drv++ = *path++;
-			*drv = L'\0';
-		}
-	} else if (drv)
-		*drv = L'\0';
-
-	/* search for end of string or stream separator */
-	for(end=path; *end && *end!=L':'; )
-		end++;
-
-	/* search for begin of file extension */
-	for(p=end; p>path && *--p!=L'\\' && *p!=L'/'; )
-		if (*p == L'.') {
-			end = p;
-			break;
-		}
-
-	if (ext)
-		for(s=end; *ext=*s++; )
-			ext++;
-
-	/* search for end of directory name */
-	for(p=end; p>path; )
-		if (*--p=='\\' || *p=='/') {
-			p++;
-			break;
-		}
-
-	if (name) {
-		for(s=p; s<end; )
-			*name++ = *s++;
-
-		*name = L'\0';
-	}
-
-	if (dir) {
-		for(s=path; s<p; )
-			*dir++ = *s++;
-
-		*dir = L'\0';
-	}
-}
-
-#else
-
-void _splitpath(const CHAR* path, CHAR* drv, CHAR* dir, CHAR* name, CHAR* ext)
-{
-        const CHAR* end; /* end of processed string */
-	const CHAR* p;	 /* search pointer */
-	const CHAR* s;	 /* copy pointer */
-
-	/* extract drive name */
-	if (path[0] && path[1]==':') {
-		if (drv) {
-			*drv++ = *path++;
-			*drv++ = *path++;
-			*drv = '\0';
-		}
-	} else if (drv)
-		*drv = '\0';
-
-	/* search for end of string or stream separator */
-	for(end=path; *end && *end!=':'; )
-		end++;
-
-	/* search for begin of file extension */
-	for(p=end; p>path && *--p!='\\' && *p!='/'; )
-		if (*p == '.') {
-			end = p;
-			break;
-		}
-
-	if (ext)
-		for(s=end; (*ext=*s++); )
-			ext++;
-
-	/* search for end of directory name */
-	for(p=end; p>path; )
-		if (*--p=='\\' || *p=='/') {
-			p++;
-			break;
-		}
-
-	if (name) {
-		for(s=p; s<end; )
-			*name++ = *s++;
-
-		*name = '\0';
-	}
-
-	if (dir) {
-		for(s=path; s<p; )
-			*dir++ = *s++;
-
-		*dir = '\0';
-	}
-}
-
-#endif
-
-/*
-void main()	// test splipath()
-{
-	TCHAR drv[_MAX_DRIVE+1], dir[_MAX_DIR], name[_MAX_FNAME], ext[_MAX_EXT];
-
-	_tsplitpath(L"x\\y", drv, dir, name, ext);
-	_tsplitpath(L"x\\", drv, dir, name, ext);
-	_tsplitpath(L"\\x", drv, dir, name, ext);
-	_tsplitpath(L"x", drv, dir, name, ext);
-	_tsplitpath(L"", drv, dir, name, ext);
-	_tsplitpath(L".x", drv, dir, name, ext);
-	_tsplitpath(L":x", drv, dir, name, ext);
-	_tsplitpath(L"a:x", drv, dir, name, ext);
-	_tsplitpath(L"a.b:x", drv, dir, name, ext);
-	_tsplitpath(L"W:\\/\\abc/Z:~", drv, dir, name, ext);
-	_tsplitpath(L"abc.EFGH:12345", drv, dir, name, ext);
-	_tsplitpath(L"C:/dos/command.com", drv, dir, name, ext);
-}
-*/