2006-08-14 19:04:46 · 3 answers · asked by Aasthana@mdv 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Jeez! I'm starting to feel old.
"con" is a reserved word from the MS-DOS days that refered to the "console" - meaning the text on your display. You used to be able to type the command "copy con test.bat" and it would allow you to type a series of commands for a "test.bat" file (substitute test.bat for any name or extension). Press ctrl-z to save the file.
Since we still have a command line mode in XP, the reserved word is still valid.
2006-08-15 07:18:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most likely in ASCII, the written term "con" may mean "configure", which fowls up your version of MS Windows, and is not allowed as a "failsafe" feature. Just think about what you want in this special directory, and try finding a better directory name for it.
2006-08-15 02:12:19 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. Wizard 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
weird
never noticed that before...
im interested in knowing this myself
2006-08-15 02:10:39 · answer #3 · answered by kl0wnie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋