[RESOLVED] why cant you create folder???

[Harsh Gupta]

hi all!!!

just wanted to know that why cant nebody create a folder named "con" (without quotes) in Windows????

thnx!!!!

PS: i recieved a mail related to this n it says that even MS n Bill Gates couldn't make out why so??? i tried on 98 n :eek: it was / is true!!!!!

[nothingofvalue]

You cannot create a folder with the same name as any of the following devices:
CON, PRN, LPT1, LPT2 ..LPT9, COM1, COM2 ..COM9
This limitation ensures that redirection to these devices will always work.

[Harsh Gupta]

so what is CON??...........never heard of it!!!

[Harsh Gupta]

thnx NOV.........i got it...........CON is a reserved Device Name!!!!