2007-08-25 22:10:43 · 5 answers · asked by sandeep r 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
You cannot create a folder with the names CON, PRN, LPT1, LPT2 ..LPT9, COM1, COM2 ..COM9 This limitation ensures that redirection to these devices will always work.
Goes back to old "device" names in the days of MS DOS
2007-08-25 22:19:57 · answer #1 · answered by stu_the_kilted_scot 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CON is a device name. ( so you cannot create a folder named con )
All device names are RESERVED and all reserved names
can not be used as the name of a folder!!!
PS: For your information, devices are mapped in MS DOS
as files
but here is an alternate way to create the folder or file named con ………
STEP1: goto command prompt
STEP2: type in prompt e:\> “mkdir \\.\e:\con”
STEP3: verify by typing “dir \\.\e:\con”
STEP4: delete the file or folder “rmdir \\.\e:\con”
Follow same steps to create files named :
CON, NUL, COM1, COM2, COM3, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3,COM1 to COM9 and LPT1 to LPT9….
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2007-08-26 06:36:51 · answer #2 · answered by a.muthusrinivasan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i agree stu_the_kilted...
You cannot create a folder with the names CON, PRN, LPT1, LPT2 ..LPT9, COM1, COM2 ..COM9 This limitation ensures that redirection to these devices will always work
2007-08-26 07:27:27 · answer #3 · answered by saycheez_jai 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This comes up now and again.
2007-08-25 22:16:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't want convict running aroung in your computer! Well you don't want anymore I should say.
2007-08-25 22:16:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋