Why we cant creat folder in the name of "CON" in any where in the computer.........!!!!
2006-08-31 23:10:24 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
It's a leftover from dos presumably it is retained to keep legacy software from being broken. There were several reserved device names "con" was one of them. It was short for console.
2006-08-31 23:16:00 · answer #1 · answered by Michael Darnell 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not only CON try the following too
NULL
LPT1
LPT2
COM
Got the point! These are reserved device names in MS DOS. Not only folders; even files can not be created.
2006-08-31 23:17:36 · answer #2 · answered by Nishan Saliya 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a short for connection, you can't create the folder in Windows Vista either
2006-08-31 23:18:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it's an old DOS component.
You can't (well, there's a way tho) create folders named "lpt1", com1, lpt2, com2 and so on.
but again... there's a way!!!!
To create it run this command:
md \\.\\c:\con
To verify it exist run this command:
dir c:
To delete it:
rd \\.\\c:\con
2006-08-31 23:17:43 · answer #4 · answered by Xican 1 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because it's an old DOS component.
2006-09-01 00:26:45 · answer #5 · answered by K Ban 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its stand for computer only name
2006-09-01 01:25:57 · answer #6 · answered by bow4bass 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋