A million $$$?

Question

Microsoft's new scheme. If you could rename a folder with the name CON in windows, you'd get a million US$ from microsoft. What to say now!!!

Answer 1

for windows and every other programs there are some reserved expressions and CON is one of them in Windows

Answer 2

I don't work for Microsoft but ITS A SCAM!!!!

Run NOT by Microsoft and has NOTHING to do with Microsoft.

Many people do things like this to try and dis-credit Microsoft. Some spoofs even have a copy of Microsoft's website and look real, but are FAKE!

Check your browser address bar to see the REAL address of any SPOOFED site.

These kinds of SPOOFS are also run against other Highly visible websites. E-Bay being the number 2 target after Microsoft.

Answer 3

I have a folder in my computer named "con" in my Windows XP. There is a way to create that folder by using Command Prompt [in fact, a folder can never be named con in a Windows system, without a hack like the one I followed], actually tricking it into making them. I forget how though.

Now, I cannot even delete that damn folder and kind of searching on how to delete a folder named that, without formatting the disk. EDIT: Well, Google has been my best friend, and I haven't met him to advice on removal of a con folder.

EDIT:
try in Command Prompt, to make a con folder: mkdir \\.\e:\con
and to delete it: rmdir \\.\e:\con

Answer 4

Rubbishhhhhhhhhhhh.

Answer 5

There had been so many scam like this. Some involved forwarding email, and get certain amount for each email forwarded. Don't believe.

Answer 6

havent heard of it but i think its prop, bullsh@@ like all the other microsoft things