diff --git a/libmspack4n/MSCompressedFile.cs b/libmspack4n/MSCompressedFile.cs
index f5812c8..bb78b08 100644
--- a/libmspack4n/MSCompressedFile.cs
+++ b/libmspack4n/MSCompressedFile.cs
@@ -64,13 +64,15 @@ namespace LibMSPackN
 		{
 			ThrowOnInvalidState();
 			IntPtr pDestinationFilename = IntPtr.Zero;
+			string longDestinationFilename = longFilename(destinationFilename);
 			try
 			{
-				pDestinationFilename = Marshal.StringToCoTaskMemAnsi(destinationFilename);
+				pDestinationFilename = Marshal.StringToCoTaskMemAnsi(longDestinationFilename);
 				var result = NativeMethods.mspack_invoke_mscab_decompressor_extract(_parentCabinet.Decompressor, _pNativeFile, pDestinationFilename);
 				if (result != NativeMethods.MSPACK_ERR.MSPACK_ERR_OK)
-					throw new Exception(string.Format("Error '{0}' extracting file to {1}.", result, destinationFilename));
+					throw new Exception(string.Format("Error '{0}' extracting file to {1}.", result, longDestinationFilename));
 				
+				/* This needs to be done using win32 calls.
 				var modifiedTime = GetModifiedTime();
 				File.SetCreationTime(destinationFilename, modifiedTime);
 				File.SetLastWriteTime(destinationFilename, modifiedTime);
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ namespace LibMSPackN
 				if ((_nativeFile.attribs & NativeMethods.mscabd_file_attribs.MSCAB_ATTRIB_SYSTEM) == NativeMethods.mscabd_file_attribs.MSCAB_ATTRIB_SYSTEM)
 					theAttributes |= FileAttributes.System;
 				File.SetAttributes(destinationFilename, theAttributes);
+                */
 			}
 			finally
 			{
@@ -93,6 +96,21 @@ namespace LibMSPackN
 			}
 		}
 
+		private string longFilename(string filename)
+		{
+			if (filename.StartsWith("\\\\?\\"))
+			{
+				return filename;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				if (filename.StartsWith("\\\\"))
+					return "\\\\?\\UNC\\" + filename.Substring(2);
+				else
+					return "\\\\?\\" + filename;
+			}
+		}
+
 		private DateTime GetModifiedTime()
 		{
 			return new DateTime(_nativeFile.date_y, _nativeFile.date_m, _nativeFile.date_d, _nativeFile.time_h, _nativeFile.time_m, _nativeFile.time_s);