help me solve this simple glitch in Windows!?

Question

How do i create a new folder and rename it to "con"?

ive tried it so many times and in different computers, it still wont work!

Answer 1

"Con" is a reserved word. It is a command which sets output to the computers monitor. If you were to name a directory "con", any commands you tried to use to access that directory or to manipulate files within it would be redirected to the monitor, and would not work. So Windows prevents you from being able to use it as a name.

There are other reserved words that you also can not use as folder names for similar reasons, including aux, dir, lpt, com, etc.

Answer 2

Con (which stands for console) is one of several reserved system names that cannot be used in naming folders or files.

Other words that cannot be used for folder or file names are:
AUX, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, PRN, NUL

These reserved system names go all the way back to the early days of Dos where con was used for file operations such as copying.

(Note: There are methods to create such folders but it involves manipulating your operating system which could be damaging if done incorrectly.)

Answer 3

try this, create a new folder and try renaming it to "lpt1, lpt2, prn" and include your "con" also.

These are internal os device names so you cannot use them for anything else. This happens in XP so that there is backward compatibility for DOS

This is not a glitch. I'm not sure if this is there in VISTA.

Answer 4

Its not a glitch....

CON is a tunnel, like PRN and NULL they are used in the system to point to output for old dos programs

at the command prompt you can put dir >>con and it displays on the "con"sole

same command with PRN will send to a locally attached printer

same command with NULL goes nowhere...

So simply, cant name it con cause its a system pointer...

Answer 5

You can't con is Dos command can't be used to name folders or any thing.

Answer 6

right click where you want to create the folder... from the drop down list click "create new", then over to folder... when the folder appears, you can simply type a name for it, then hit enter... there's your new folder

Answer 7

it was very odd to have tried this and it not work...never realized. anyways...you can either put an extra character in the name or put spaces between the letters and that will work.

ie.

-CON-
or
C O N

Answer 8

Put a ' in front of it 'con

Answer 9

you need a flashdrive! and a camra.