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Mohit Jain (CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT) (86 Points)

10 May 2007

I AM IN SERIOUS TROUBLE AND THIS IS A CHALLENGE. CAN ANYBODY HELP ME OUT.
I AM TRYING TO CREATE FOLDER NAMING "CON" BUT NOT ABLE TO CREATE. CAN ANYBODY ON THIS PLANET, AT ANYWHERE IN THE COMPUTER DO THIS? PLZ LET ME KNOW.

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Kushal (13 Points)
Replied 10 May 2007

well thats true,

even I was not able to create the folder with name "con"
what must be the reason behind these!!!!!!!!!

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sadlkfj (13 Points)
Replied 10 May 2007

The One says:

con.sys file is a system file and therefore a forbidden filename.

Don't mess with the system registry if you don't know what you are doing.

I will only give partial information so that no one is tempted

You can make massive changes to Windows from the Registry Editor ("regedit" in Start/Run) - NEVER TRY WITHOUT BACK UP

For Eg. You can change the word "Start" to "Mohit"

Hope this helps

Mohit Jain (CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT) (86 Points)
Replied 10 May 2007

THE REASON GIVEN ABOVE DOES NOT SEEM CORRECT. THE REASON IS
1. THIS IS CREATION OF FOLDER AND NOT A FILE.
2. FOLDER DO NOT HAVE ANY EXTENTION E.G. .SYS OR .XLS
3. CON.SYS IS A SYSTEM FILE AND NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CREATION OF FOLDER.

THE REASON IS NOT KNOWN EVEN TO BILL GATES.

adlfjk (13 Points)
Replied 10 May 2007

The One:

Filename & Folder Name both are the included you can create neither.

I suppose you asked Bill Gates personally????? :P

Admin (43 Points)
Replied 10 May 2007

hmm, have you tried to create a folder named "com1" "lpt1" "com2" ... it shouldn't work either!

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adlfj (13 Points)
Replied 10 May 2007

The One ssys:

Finally someone who caught the drift of what The One said.

Mr. Administrator, you are correct but these guys here won't understand. Next they will says that what you have stated is wrong since these are names of PORTS :P

And then someone will want to create a file with the name "."

guest (25 Points)
Replied 10 May 2007

Hi

I hope this section is for useful discussions on the matters related to CA.
Nobody will ask you to create a file or folder with "con". Further discussions on this will not give us any credit as we are not expected to become expert in exceptions in computers.

Vikas (13 Points)
Replied 10 May 2007

c.o.n

Avi (26 Points)
Replied 10 May 2007

But the bigger challenge is this one !!!

Just copy from here "СON" (without the quotes) and now paste it in your folder or file name .Yes you will be successful now!!!Isnt that strange.

If you write this somewhere else and copy it from there,it wont work.This is the magic.

Reason:The reason is that i am using Unicode.Instead of 67 as the ASCII code of C ,in the unicode,its code is 1057.That is why i am able to make a folder by this name.
source:https://technogeekzz.blogspot.com/

Linux King (13 Points)
Replied 10 May 2007

If you create a folder named "CON" on a linux filesystem say, and open up a samba share of it, the "CON" directory shows up as being "CSHOFG~F". A "CON." file or folder shows up as "CRW2KU~B"! Very Strange!

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Sekhar (13 Points)
Replied 10 May 2007

DEAR MOHIT,
THIS REPLY FOR QUESTION REGARDING CREATION OF FOLDER NAMED 'CON'
THERE ARE SOME RESERVED WORDS WHICH WE CANT CREATE FOLDERS & FILES WITH THEIR NAMES.

CON IS ALSO A RESERVED WORD WHICH DENOTES CONSOLE [SCREEEN]

cHANDRA SEKHAR

[quote=Kushal (Guest)]well thats true,

even I was not able to create the folder with name "con"
what must be the reason behind these!!!!!!!!![/quote]