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why we can't take 'con' as a folder name?
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hi...
every one
Can anyone reply me that why can't we take 'con'
as folder name Or any file name....?
every one
Can anyone reply me that why can't we take 'con'
as folder name Or any file name....?
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http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/ar.../22/55388.aspx
Scroll down a couple of pages.
CON was (or still is) the console where you interact with the command interpreter.
Scroll down a couple of pages.
CON was (or still is) the console where you interact with the command interpreter.
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wow I never new that. Really interesting there is such a big quirk in windows... although not that suprising.
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You can refer this:
How To: Create a CON Folder in Windows Vista or in XP
Read this amazing fact:-
“An Indian discovered that nobody can’t create a FOLDER anywhere named as “con“. This is something pretty cool….and unbelievable . At Microsoft the whole Team, including Bill Gates, couldn’t answer why this happened!!!”
In Microsoft’s Windows operating systems like Windows XP or in Vista we cant create folders with names CON, PRN, AUX, CLOCK$, NUL, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6, COM7, COM8, COM9, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, LPT8, and LPT9 directly from GUI. This is because, DOS device names are reserved words, and cannot be used as folder or file names.
How To: Create a CON Folder in Windows Vista or in XP
Read this amazing fact:-
“An Indian discovered that nobody can’t create a FOLDER anywhere named as “con“. This is something pretty cool….and unbelievable . At Microsoft the whole Team, including Bill Gates, couldn’t answer why this happened!!!”
In Microsoft’s Windows operating systems like Windows XP or in Vista we cant create folders with names CON, PRN, AUX, CLOCK$, NUL, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6, COM7, COM8, COM9, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, LPT8, and LPT9 directly from GUI. This is because, DOS device names are reserved words, and cannot be used as folder or file names.
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