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  • S sreejith ss nair

    Something VERY Interesting........... Do try this out. An Indian discovered that nobody can create a folder anywhere named as "con" This is something pretty cool...and unbelievable... At Microsoft the whole Team, including Bill Gates, couldn't answer why this happened! Try it out yourself... Sreejith Nair [ My Articles ]

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    Sreejith SS Nair wrote: Something VERY Interesting........... Do try this out. An Indian discovered that nobody can create a folder anywhere named as "con" This is something pretty cool...and unbelievable... At Microsoft the whole Team, including Bill Gates, couldn't answer why this happened! Try it out yourself... A couple of weeks ago I discovered that you cannot create a username Con under Windows XP. I was going to post this as a FYI post the way I usually do when I run into a gotcha like this to save others from running into the same problem. Unfortunately I have been working ridiculously long hours and haven't gotten around to it yet. I had the problem after reinstalling the OS onto a BenQ Joybook S72 (or something to that effect) from the CD's after the quickfix partition was stuffed and the end user couldn't figure it. After telling Windows XP the username was Con (didn't know his last name from memory) it kept telling me it couldn't create a profile and was using a temporary one. After much nashing of teeth and searching the internet I found an article like this one[^] that tells me CON is a reserved word. Changed the username to Con K and no more problems. Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So i had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004

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    • S sreejith ss nair

      Something VERY Interesting........... Do try this out. An Indian discovered that nobody can create a folder anywhere named as "con" This is something pretty cool...and unbelievable... At Microsoft the whole Team, including Bill Gates, couldn't answer why this happened! Try it out yourself... Sreejith Nair [ My Articles ]

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      Sreejith SS Nair wrote: This is something pretty cool...and unbelievable... At Microsoft the whole Team, including Bill Gates, couldn't answer why this happened! Is there anything hapenning that is unanswered in programming ?


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      • S sumod_madhavan

        Beautiful question. Amazing Question. Where did u get this question. I am proud of Indian Brains. If u don't mind like to contact via mail. My id is sethu_sumod@sify.com or sumod17@yahoo.co.in Tell me the ans for that also Hi i am sumod Menon

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        sumod_madhavan wrote: Beautiful question. Amazing Question. Where did u get this question. I am proud of Indian Brains Sorry to pop your bubble, "con", "lpt",nul,"com(x) etc are all device names. Blogless

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        • S sreejith ss nair

          Something VERY Interesting........... Do try this out. An Indian discovered that nobody can create a folder anywhere named as "con" This is something pretty cool...and unbelievable... At Microsoft the whole Team, including Bill Gates, couldn't answer why this happened! Try it out yourself... Sreejith Nair [ My Articles ]

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          Michael P Butler
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          Sreejith SS Nair wrote: Something VERY Interesting........... Do try this out. An Indian discovered that nobody can create a folder anywhere named as "con" This is something pretty cool...and unbelievable... At Microsoft the whole Team, including Bill Gates, couldn't answer why this happened! Try it out yourself... LOL. Sounds like somebody doesn't know their DOS. Before posting junk like this, it is better to do some research. Of course, I bet lots of people would be fooled into thinking there was some conspiracy. Maybe they should start teaching the basics in school again. Michael CP Blog [^] Development Blog [^]

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          • S sreejith ss nair

            Something VERY Interesting........... Do try this out. An Indian discovered that nobody can create a folder anywhere named as "con" This is something pretty cool...and unbelievable... At Microsoft the whole Team, including Bill Gates, couldn't answer why this happened! Try it out yourself... Sreejith Nair [ My Articles ]

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            Looks like most of you script-kiddies were not around to enjoy the heady days of DOS and all tham thar reserved words. Try typing this into a command window: copy con iamamoron.txt[ENTER] do not pass on chain mail [CTRL-Z] You should now have a nice wee text file to play with.

            Stoopid signatures...

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            • S sreejith ss nair

              Something VERY Interesting........... Do try this out. An Indian discovered that nobody can create a folder anywhere named as "con" This is something pretty cool...and unbelievable... At Microsoft the whole Team, including Bill Gates, couldn't answer why this happened! Try it out yourself... Sreejith Nair [ My Articles ]

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              Sreejith SS Nair wrote: At Microsoft the whole Team, including Bill Gates

              Yeah, yeah, just like Bill Gates still spends his whole day programming and answering programming questions. I don't see dead pixels anymore... Yes, even I am blogging now!

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                Looks like most of you script-kiddies were not around to enjoy the heady days of DOS and all tham thar reserved words. Try typing this into a command window: copy con iamamoron.txt[ENTER] do not pass on chain mail [CTRL-Z] You should now have a nice wee text file to play with.

                Stoopid signatures...

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                legalAlien wrote: [CTRL-Z] or F6 :) xacc-ide 0.0.99-preview2 (now with integrated debugger)

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                  Sreejith SS Nair wrote: At Microsoft the whole Team, including Bill Gates

                  Yeah, yeah, just like Bill Gates still spends his whole day programming and answering programming questions. I don't see dead pixels anymore... Yes, even I am blogging now!

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                  Daniel Turini wrote: just like Bill Gates still spends his whole day programming and answering programming questions. :laugh:

                  "Opinions are neither right nor wrong. I cannot change your opinion. I can, however, change what influences your opinion." - David Crow

                  cheers, Alok Gupta VC Forum Q&A :- I/ IV

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                    legalAlien wrote: [CTRL-Z] or F6 :) xacc-ide 0.0.99-preview2 (now with integrated debugger)

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                    Daniel Turini
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                    leppie wrote: or F6

                    F6 is only for those who never used a CP/M terminal ;) I don't see dead pixels anymore... Yes, even I am blogging now!

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                      leppie wrote: or F6

                      F6 is only for those who never used a CP/M terminal ;) I don't see dead pixels anymore... Yes, even I am blogging now!

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                      Daniel Turini wrote: CP/M terminal Is that kind of a Codeproject/Maunder terminal? :laugh: xacc-ide 0.0.99-preview2 (now with integrated debugger)

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                      • S sreejith ss nair

                        Something VERY Interesting........... Do try this out. An Indian discovered that nobody can create a folder anywhere named as "con" This is something pretty cool...and unbelievable... At Microsoft the whole Team, including Bill Gates, couldn't answer why this happened! Try it out yourself... Sreejith Nair [ My Articles ]

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                        Sreejith SS Nair wrote: An Indian discovered :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: seems to me that indians are very smart... At Microsoft the whole Team, including Bill Gates, couldn't answer why this happened!.. :laugh::laugh::laugh: indeed, they hired to many indians.... :laugh::laugh:

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                          Sreejith SS Nair wrote: At Microsoft the whole Team, including Bill Gates

                          Yeah, yeah, just like Bill Gates still spends his whole day programming and answering programming questions. I don't see dead pixels anymore... Yes, even I am blogging now!

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                          Rob Manderson
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                          He doesn't????? :-D:-D:-D Rob Manderson I'm working on a version for Visual Lisp++ My blog http://blogs.wdevs.com/ultramaroon/[^]

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                          • S sreejith ss nair

                            Something VERY Interesting........... Do try this out. An Indian discovered that nobody can create a folder anywhere named as "con" This is something pretty cool...and unbelievable... At Microsoft the whole Team, including Bill Gates, couldn't answer why this happened! Try it out yourself... Sreejith Nair [ My Articles ]

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                            Rob Manderson
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                            OMG!!!! Next you'll be telling us that UNIX doesn't allow the creation of /dev Rob Manderson I'm working on a version for Visual Lisp++ My blog http://blogs.wdevs.com/ultramaroon/[^]

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                            • S sreejith ss nair

                              Something VERY Interesting........... Do try this out. An Indian discovered that nobody can create a folder anywhere named as "con" This is something pretty cool...and unbelievable... At Microsoft the whole Team, including Bill Gates, couldn't answer why this happened! Try it out yourself... Sreejith Nair [ My Articles ]

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                              Priyank Bolia
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                              What a foolish post, are you trying to make all Indians fools in front of the whole world. We need a baby's forum too here. Few days ago one of my friend whom I believed to be intelligent asked me the same question, and I was suprised that people don't know that much, just a basic MSDN search would be able to give answer to such basic questions. http://www.priyank.in/

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                              • S sreejith ss nair

                                Something VERY Interesting........... Do try this out. An Indian discovered that nobody can create a folder anywhere named as "con" This is something pretty cool...and unbelievable... At Microsoft the whole Team, including Bill Gates, couldn't answer why this happened! Try it out yourself... Sreejith Nair [ My Articles ]

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                                i just got this as an SMS today.. i'm really surprised that these simple things took so many years to reach these guys. "At Microsoft the whole Team, including Bill Gates, couldn't answer why this happened!"? :(( Every man should marry. After all, happiness is not the only thing in life. --[v]--

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                                  Sreejith SS Nair wrote: At Microsoft the whole Team, including Bill Gates

                                  Yeah, yeah, just like Bill Gates still spends his whole day programming and answering programming questions. I don't see dead pixels anymore... Yes, even I am blogging now!

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                                  krism42
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                                  You'd be suprised how many non programmers I talk to that are absolutely convinced Bill Gates _wrote_ Windows. By himself. Do YOU like monkeys resembling republican presidents?

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                                    Daniel Turini wrote: just like Bill Gates still spends his whole day programming and answering programming questions. :laugh:

                                    "Opinions are neither right nor wrong. I cannot change your opinion. I can, however, change what influences your opinion." - David Crow

                                    cheers, Alok Gupta VC Forum Q&A :- I/ IV

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                                    ThatsAlok wrote: cheers, Alok Gupta VC Forum Q&A :- I/ IV i wonder your Sig. hasn't changed :~ ??. its time. Every man should marry. After all, happiness is not the only thing in life. --[v]--

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                                    • S sreejith ss nair

                                      Something VERY Interesting........... Do try this out. An Indian discovered that nobody can create a folder anywhere named as "con" This is something pretty cool...and unbelievable... At Microsoft the whole Team, including Bill Gates, couldn't answer why this happened! Try it out yourself... Sreejith Nair [ My Articles ]

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                                      Sreejith SS Nair wrote: An Indian discovered that nobody can create a folder anywhere named as "con"    Sure you can... If you know how!  You cannot use Explorer to do it, so if this person only tried using Explorer, and not via the command prompt or via the APIs directly, they did sloppy work.    Using reserved (device) names like NUL, CON, CLOCK$, AUX, etc. is how many FXP-ers tag and upload unwanted content to an open FTP server.    And yes, MS does know why this is.    Peace! -=- James


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                                      • S sumod_madhavan

                                        Beautiful question. Amazing Question. Where did u get this question. I am proud of Indian Brains. If u don't mind like to contact via mail. My id is sethu_sumod@sify.com or sumod17@yahoo.co.in Tell me the ans for that also Hi i am sumod Menon

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                                        sumod_madhavan wrote: I am proud of Indian Brains. I was. Every man should marry. After all, happiness is not the only thing in life. --[v]--

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                                        • S sreejith ss nair

                                          Something VERY Interesting........... Do try this out. An Indian discovered that nobody can create a folder anywhere named as "con" This is something pretty cool...and unbelievable... At Microsoft the whole Team, including Bill Gates, couldn't answer why this happened! Try it out yourself... Sreejith Nair [ My Articles ]

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                                          I've managed, programmatically, to create a folder :- z:\test\my file.. - The two periods at the end of the folder now prevent me from deleting and I can't delete it in the same manner it was created! Any ideas anyone? ********************************************* The sooner you fall behind, the longer you have to catch up.

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