"Create a folder named CON in windows." - This is really no more a riddle.
I had read about this and always kept thinking that this is one of that windows reserved key works non accessibility bull shit. But some 1 year ago a friend of mine brought forward this topic in some rubbish chat and i hung on to it. I had some idea about how to achieve it, but he never agreed so i just left it there.
But now i again came across the same topic in some dumb email chain and thought about really implementing it...
By the way...This is the mail i got...
"An Indian discovered that nobody can create a FOLDER anywhere on the computer which can be named as "CON". This is something pretty cool...and unbelievable... At Microsoft the whole Team, couldn't answer why this happened! TRY IT NOW ,IT WILL NOT CREATE " CON " FOLDER "
outright dumb idea....:) not the 'unable to create the folder' part...but the part where it is mentioned that an Indian found it...:)
So any way here is the implementation....
CREATE your own CON...
you need to use the DOS prompt
we can use the basic dos make directory command
mkdir file://.c:/con
You can find the folder named 'con' in the C drive.
if u want to delete the folder
rmdir file://.c:/con
I had once thought about a trick to create this using power point instead of dos. But that was 3 years ago. Now i need to again think about the logic.
Anyway....u guys enjoy....
Arun
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Create a folder named CON in windows-solved.
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hey thnks i have created that folder name "con" nw i think that i must keep some vvi files to this bcz one can not easily delete this folder can u help me in that i tried my best by using xcopy by changing directory but all goes in vain........
help me plz
my email id guy89998@hotmail.com
Hi ankur,
the created folder will work as a normal one in the windows GUI. you can directly copy files to this folder. usual DOS copy commands also apply. but gui is the better option.
It is looking Funny!So try to create these folders (or files)CON, .CON , CON. ,COM1 ,COM2 , COM3 ,COM4 ,LPT1 ,LPT2 ,LPT3 ,PRN ,NUL ,AUXOnce Check it Out.It is impossible. Interesting !You aren't allowed to create folders with names that are the same as the ones that have been used for various devices on a PC since the DOS era."CON" refers to "console" in DOS."PRN" refers to "printer,""LPT1," "LPT2," etc., and "COM1," "COM2," etc. refers to the communication ports.The bug has been tried and tested in both Windows XP Home and Professional. If you try to make a folder named "CON" (case insensitive), Windows XP renames it back to what it was. So creating a new folder with the name "CON" just renames it to "New Folder".The bug seems like a variable that got treated as a string or vice-versa. Trying to create the folder from a cmd prompt failed with an error "The directory name is invalid.".This also works when you try to create a file called "CON", or "CON.". ".CON" shows up the way it should.Methods To Create CON Folders
Method 1:goto command prompt, type in prompt e:\> ((mkdir \\.\e:\con)), verify by typing ((dir \\.\e:\con)), delete the file or folder ((rmdir \\.\e:\con))
Note::Not necessary for to go only E:,u canm create in any Drive.(This method is bulky and confusion. So You can Use)
Method 2:
Create FolderWhile name Type CON and then stroke the keyALT+0160 on numerie key pad.(CON -> ALT+0160)Then you can create CON folder and other described folders.It means that when you type a folder name with simpleALT+0160 you can create empty folder.There is no name for a folder.Here we are using "CON " (CON with space).This is the tricky logic here.on on;
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