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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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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 ]
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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The names con, prn, com1, com2, lpt1, lpt2, aux and nul are reserved for devices (console, printer, serial ports). This is very standard in the Microsoft world, so the statement “At Microsoft the whole Team, including Bill Gates, couldn't answer why this happened” is stupid. I just got this message in an email from a friend, the rumour is spreading like a great discovery. So stupid.
Flace wrote: This is very standard in the Microsoft world, so the statement “At Microsoft the whole Team, including Bill Gates, couldn't answer why this happened” is stupid. Yup - I've known this for at least a decade. Probably first year at Uni' (which would make it 13 years ago)
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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
Yes. Ofcourse. But i am also trying to find solution / root of this problem. Hope we would suggect something to Microsoft.:-D 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
I would imagine the reason that you can't have a username of
CONor any of the other device names is due to the profile path, which includes the username (C:\Documents and Settings\_username_\...). Amazing how those little bits of MS-DOS keep hanging on :rolleyes:.
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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:
Don Miguel wrote: seems to me that indians are very smart... Don Miguel wrote: indeed, they hired to many indians.... Don While the original poster did post a crappy chain-mail, I found your comments reeking of racism. Nish
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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.
I think you can delete the containing folder - after moving other required files in it elsewhere.
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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.
Use the command prompt - get the short name using dir /x and then delete the file using that name.
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Don Miguel wrote: seems to me that indians are very smart... Don Miguel wrote: indeed, they hired to many indians.... Don While the original poster did post a crappy chain-mail, I found your comments reeking of racism. Nish
Nishant Sivakumar wrote: I found your comments reeking of racism. Sorry Nish, no racism intended here.
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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 ]
Sreejith SS Nair wrote: An Indian discovered that nobody can create a folder anywhere named as "con" Microsoft does not recommend that you use the following names as site codes: AUX, CON, NUL, and PRN Several SMS components use the site code as a folder name, and because these names are reserved names in Windows, folders cannot be created with these names. These names are reserved in all versions of Windows. Although you may not experience a problem when you install SMS and designate these site codes, you may experience problems later. For example, you may not be able to successfully install legacy clients or to correctly set up SMS 2.0 logon points because some folders cannot be correctly created.
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote: I found your comments reeking of racism. Sorry Nish, no racism intended here.
Don Miguel wrote: Sorry Nish, no racism intended here. Don, I guess I over-reacted too there. The original post was pretty annoying in that it kinda made most Indians look like fools and then when I saw your Indian-targeted joke, I got real angry. Sorry for that. Friends now, right? :rose:
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Sreejith SS Nair wrote: An Indian discovered that nobody can create a folder anywhere named as "con" Microsoft does not recommend that you use the following names as site codes: AUX, CON, NUL, and PRN Several SMS components use the site code as a folder name, and because these names are reserved names in Windows, folders cannot be created with these names. These names are reserved in all versions of Windows. Although you may not experience a problem when you install SMS and designate these site codes, you may experience problems later. For example, you may not be able to successfully install legacy clients or to correctly set up SMS 2.0 logon points because some folders cannot be correctly created.
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ThatsAlok wrote: and because these names are reserved names in Windows, folders cannot be created with these names Actually, that is not true. You can create (and delete) files and folders with otherwise reserved (Device) names, as I responded to the original poster. You just have to know how to do it from the command prompt (syntax) or using the API (Unicode) directly. Peace! -=- James
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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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Don Miguel wrote: seems to me that indians are very smart... Don Miguel wrote: indeed, they hired to many indians.... Don While the original poster did post a crappy chain-mail, I found your comments reeking of racism. Nish
You mean like the original poster's message that "indians" discovered? Relax, Nish, that was what he was poking fun at. "Art doesn't want to be familiar. It wants to astonish us. Or, in some cases, to enrage us. It wants to move us. To touch us. Not accommodate us, make us comfortable." -- Jamake Highwater Toasty0.com My Grandkids
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ThatsAlok wrote: and because these names are reserved names in Windows, folders cannot be created with these names Actually, that is not true. You can create (and delete) files and folders with otherwise reserved (Device) names, as I responded to the original poster. You just have to know how to do it from the command prompt (syntax) or using the API (Unicode) directly. Peace! -=- James
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DeleteFXPFiles & CheckFavorites (Please rate this post!)James R. Twine wrote: You just have to know how to do it from the command prompt (syntax) or using the API (Unicode) directly.
C:\>copy con \\.\c:\con
foo bar
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James R. Twine wrote: You just have to know how to do it from the command prompt (syntax) or using the API (Unicode) directly.
C:\>copy con \\.\c:\con
foo bar
^Z
1 file(s) copied.C:\>type \\.\c:\con
foo barSee? :) Peace! -=- James
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Vivekuniq wrote: i wonder your Sig. hasn't changed ??. its time. What change Should I bring in This :)
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Yes. Ofcourse. But i am also trying to find solution / root of this problem. Hope we would suggect something to Microsoft.:-D Sreejith Nair [ My Articles ]
Nobody at Microsoft could answer this problem? Yeah, right! :laugh: Anyone who knows DOS/Unix/CPM can! Like in a previous post, you can't create a file or folder using an existing device name. You can't create LPT_x_, COM_x_, CON, ... Same is true for xx_IX systems too, I think. CON is the device name for the Console. Try this: Open a CMD prompt. Type
COPY CON TEST.TXT. The cursor will appear on a blank line, so type a bunch of garbage, ENTER will go to the next line. When done, hit F6 then ENTER. You'll find a file in the current folder called TEST.TXT. You might want to open it in Notepad to see what's inside. RageInTheMachine9532 "...a pungent, ghastly, stinky piece of cheese!_" -- The Roaming Gnome
