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01-05-2006, 02:31 AM
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Name folder with "con"
I cannot name a folder with "con". Is this a Windows bug?
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01-05-2006, 02:31 AM
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Re: Name folder with "con"
"R&D" <R&D@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7E5825A2-4AA7-431C-B50D-126475F2C6AA@microsoft.com... > I cannot name a folder with "con". Is this a Windows bug? "CON" is a reserved Windows name, same as LPT or aux. Choose a different name!
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01-05-2006, 02:31 AM
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Re: Name folder with "con"
See also
Naming a File: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ing_a_file.asp http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...c_fil_rbrx.asp -- Ramesh, Microsoft MVP Windows XP Shell/User Windows XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com "R&D" <R&D@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7E5825A2-4AA7-431C-B50D-126475F2C6AA@microsoft.com... I cannot name a folder with "con". Is this a Windows bug?
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01-05-2006, 02:31 AM
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Re: Name folder with "con"
Con is the name of the file that for writing is the screen and for reading is the keyboard.
Type copy con file.txt <type some crap> Ctrl + Z You just copied the keyboard to a file. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Goodbye Web Diary http://margokingston.typepad.com/har....html#comments ================================================= "R&D" <R&D@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7E5825A2-4AA7-431C-B50D-126475F2C6AA@microsoft.com... >I cannot name a folder with "con". Is this a Windows bug?
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01-05-2006, 02:32 AM
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Re: Name folder with "con"
R&D wrote:
> I cannot name a folder with "con". Is this a Windows bug? No, it's not a bug. "Con" is a reserved device name that refers to the computer terminal, or monitor. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. - RAH
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01-05-2006, 02:32 AM
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Re: Name folder with "con"
Pegasus (MVP) wrote:
> "R&D" <R&D@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:7E5825A2-4AA7-431C-B50D-126475F2C6AA@microsoft.com... >> I cannot name a folder with "con". Is this a Windows bug? > > "CON" is a reserved Windows name, same as LPT or aux. > Choose a different name! And just to add, this restriction goes back to the earliest days of DOS. -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup
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