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Cannot create folder name as con

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    i am using windows xp service pack 2.. I have created a folder and renamed it as con. But it doesnt hold that name. It once again changes to NewFolder. Can we create folder name as con.? Plse reply.. Thank u..

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      i am using windows xp service pack 2.. I have created a folder and renamed it as con. But it doesnt hold that name. It once again changes to NewFolder. Can we create folder name as con.? Plse reply.. Thank u..

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      Vasudevan Deepak Kumar
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      CON, AUX, NUL, PRN are reserved folder names. Check out this related MS KB: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279868[^]

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        CON, AUX, NUL, PRN are reserved folder names. Check out this related MS KB: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279868[^]

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        Koltz
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        I know joke about @con@, con is Bill Gates nickname , so your can not create such file in ms-dos, windows does not it also

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