You can't make a folder called "con".

[wtf8269]

Try it, Windows won't let you do it. Don't ask me why. My friend found out from one of those random fact lists.

[Satchmo]

i can, but when i do the internet itself gets deleted, better leave things the way they are, not good to mess with stuff you CANNOT COMPREHEND!

[wtf8269]

So is it because there's a folder called "con" that has to do with internet connection?

[Solaris17]

wtf why wont it let me?

[Satchmo]

i told you



YOU CANNOT POSSIBLY COMPREHEND!!!!!

[bretts31344]

Wow, thats weird, it just renames to new folder, no error or anything.

[drade]

Hhahahahahah, probably cause windows gets more cons then pro's.:laugh:

[Satchmo]

CON, PRN, AUX, CLOCK$, NUL, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6, COM7, COM8, COM9, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, LPT8, and LPT9.



are all reserved for DOS devices. non of these can be used for folder names.

[wtf8269]

CON, PRN, AUX, CLOCK$, NUL, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6, COM7, COM8, COM9, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, LPT8, and LPT9.



are all reserved for DOS devices. non of these can be used for folder names.
Pretty sure I comprehended that just fine. *Checks*. Yup, sure did. Lol.

[drade]

CON, PRN, AUX, CLOCK$, NUL, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6, COM7, COM8, COM9, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, LPT8, and LPT9.



are all reserved for DOS devices. non of these can be used for folder names.


wow, thats dumb X23534534

[DanTheBanjoman]

con cant be dir/file. Not sure what it is exactly, though the command copy con for example was used to make files when you lack an editor.
Probably short for console or something, so it would copy the console to a file.

[wtf8269]

Makes sense. It's a lot more interesting knowing about it than it just being a random fact.

[DanTheBanjoman]

Knowing MS-DOS (or PC-DOS, DR-DOS, etc) past dir, cd and copy is a nice basis for computer knowledge.

[PVTCaboose1337]

Hhahahahahah, probably cause windows gets more cons then pro's.:laugh:

LOLOLOL

[drade]

LOLOLOL


thank you thank you ill be here all night.

[Migons]

If you have an old version of Windows (95 or 98) and ancient IE, you can cause Blue Screen by typing c:/con/con to address bar and hitting Enter :laugh:

[karolpl2004]

Hhahahahahah, probably cause windows gets more cons then pro's.:laugh:


:roll:

[karolpl2004]

some people just have too much time on their hands... ;)