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Post by Specineff »

Try creating a folder or naming a file to "con". Winblows will not let you. Maybe because they are con artists? Because windows is more "sin" (without in spanish) than "con" (With)?


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Post by Vexorg »

This is an old DOS relic. The reason you can't use the name "Con" is that it's a reserved keyword that stands for "Console". This makes use of text typed in on screen If you want to see how it works, try the following:

go to a command prompt
type "copy con test.txt"
Your cursor will move to a blank line. Enter a few lines of text.
When you are done, press Ctrl-Z and hit enter. If you look in the directory you were in, you will see that this created a test.txt file containing the text you typed in.
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Post by neorichieb1971 »

Doesnt work for me either.

Mind you not alot works on my PC anyways. :lol:. I need a faq just to get to the desktop.
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Post by Ganelon »

Yeah, there's quite a few reserved keywords in Windows that you can't use.
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