2006-12-12 22:33:05 · 11 answers · asked by harini 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
In windows the folder name and the special system variables are sharing the same interface, so when u create folder with a system variable name it will consider that folder already exist!!
these special system variables are available irrespective of path :-)
you cannot create a folder with these names also:
CON, NUL, COM1, COM2, COM3, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3,COM1 to COM9 and LPT1 to LPT9....
2006-12-12 22:39:54 · answer #1 · answered by vamsy 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
YES! YOU CAN CREATE THIS FOLDER. HERE IS THE ANSWER!!!
you need to follow these steps carefully
STEP1: goto command prompt
STEP2: and type md \\.\\"c:\con" (with quotes, better you copy and past it)
the above command will create the folder named "con" in Drive C:
To create that folder in your desktop (for Windows XP) replace the 'c:\con' with the FULL PATH of your Desktop, Below is an Example:
md \\.\\"C:\Documents and Settings\USER\Desktop\con" (Where USER is your USERNAME)
(You MUST specify the full path within double quotes ["] If it contains spaces)
In Windows 98, your Desktop path would be : C:\windoiws\Desktop (where C: is the drive letter if your Windows installation)
That is all about creating the folder.
BUT DON'T STOP HERE
Because after creating such a folder, you can't delete it by simply pressing the DEL key.
To delete this kind of folder, use the same command replacing MD with RD. For example:
rd \\.\\"c:\con" (with quotes for path containing spaces)
This is all about your question man!
BUT DID YOU KNOW?, there are also some other names which you cannot use for a folder. For exapmle Try to create a folder with these names:
AUX, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, PRN, NUL
2006-12-12 22:41:20 · answer #2 · answered by Ali Reza Ebadat 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Thats bcoz of the reserved word. It assumes that already the folder is present in that name.
More reserved words are:
CON, NUL, COM1, COM2, COM3, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3,COM1 to COM9 and LPT1 to LPT9
There s an option to create a folder named CON and all...
Try it in google...
All the best
2006-12-12 23:49:22 · answer #3 · answered by nataraajc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"CON" goes all the way back to DOS.
It is a command file and can not be used.
CONtrol is like EXEcute of COMmand. They were reserved for use by the operating system.
2006-12-12 22:44:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because it's a reserved system folder.
2006-12-12 22:39:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm going to take a wild guess and say that it's because of the very old /con/con exploit.
2006-12-12 22:38:29 · answer #6 · answered by π² 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is because of the "CON sole" present in every operating system.
2006-12-12 23:39:57 · answer #7 · answered by Fuzail Shams 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This has been asked and answered in full hundreds of times before on Y!Answers:
http://answers.yahoo.com/search/search_result;_ylt=AvO8DcI5.IP6nUSp2jr37ZXpy6IX?p=folder+called+con
http://answers.yahoo.com/search/search_result;_ylt=AvO8DcI5.IP6nUSp2jr37ZUjzKIX?p=directory+con
Learn to search before asking!
2006-12-12 22:48:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's a nickname from configure (con). System use. Bye.
Luck.
2006-12-12 22:41:25 · answer #9 · answered by Radu M 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
reserved system word
2006-12-12 22:41:28 · answer #10 · answered by derf 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋