You can't create a folder named con on your windows computer

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Anonymous Coward User ID: 14975802 United States 04/27/2012 05:43 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	you can't create a folder named con on your windows computer herp hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Anonymous Coward User ID: 1370297 United States 04/27/2012 05:47 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: you can't create a folder named con on your windows computer PRN AUX NUL LPT1 COM1
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 14975802 United States 04/27/2012 05:48 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: you can't create a folder named con on your windows computer PRN AUX NUL LPT1 COM1 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1370297 also if you name it "i'm a big fat gay fag". no joke.
Anonymous Coward User ID: 15176113 Netherlands 04/27/2012 05:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: you can't create a folder named con on your windows computer _.._ ?

Anonymous Coward User ID: 7766550 Germany 04/27/2012 05:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: you can't create a folder named con on your windows computer find a file called command.com, delete it and watch your computer turn into a high end gaming rig !
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1530200 United States 04/27/2012 05:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: you can't create a folder named con on your windows computer find a file called command.com, delete it and watch your computer turn into a high end gaming rig ! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 7766550 tell me more bro
Anonymous Coward User ID: 15168118 Romania 04/27/2012 06:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: you can't create a folder named con on your windows computer explained here: [link to www.hoax-slayer.com]

mehitable User ID: 1524722 United States 04/27/2012 06:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: you can't create a folder named con on your windows computer herp hahahahahahahahahahahahaha Quoting: Anonymous Coward 14975802 I just tried it and you're right. what, if anything, does it mean?
CleverMoniker User ID: 12168657 Canada 04/27/2012 06:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: you can't create a folder named con on your windows computer [link to animated.ytmnd.com]
ToSeek User ID: 1194295 United States 04/27/2012 06:34 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: you can't create a folder named con on your windows computer Once upon a time Windows ran on DOS, and DOS had special keywords to indicate specific subsystems. CON indicates the CONsole (keyboard and display). There are a bunch of other keywords as well: [link to devilsworkshop.org] I don't know if DOS is still buried under Windows somewhere and this is still an issue, or if the limitation has just been grandfathered in.
Anonymous Coward User ID: 972547 United States 04/27/2012 06:41 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: you can't create a folder named con on your windows computer Once upon a time Windows ran on DOS, and DOS had special keywords to indicate specific subsystems. CON indicates the CONsole (keyboard and display). There are a bunch of other keywords as well: [link to devilsworkshop.org] I don't know if DOS is still buried under Windows somewhere and this is still an issue, or if the limitation has just been grandfathered in. Quoting: ToSeek A Dos. I'm fluent on that one. Instill have floppies for dos inhalation.
Anonymous Coward User ID: 7840805 United States 04/27/2012 06:43 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: you can't create a folder named con on your windows computer Once upon a time Windows ran on DOS, and DOS had special keywords to indicate specific subsystems. CON indicates the CONsole (keyboard and display). There are a bunch of other keywords as well: [link to devilsworkshop.org] I don't know if DOS is still buried under Windows somewhere and this is still an issue, or if the limitation has just been grandfathered in. Quoting: ToSeek A Dos. I'm fluent on that one. Instill have floppies for dos inhalation. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 972547 Snorting the DOS sucked The OS2 Warp and OS3 were the shizz
SmuRidley User ID: 591627 Canada 04/27/2012 06:49 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: you can't create a folder named con on your windows computer you can make a god-mode folder! [link to howto.cnet.com]

GeekOfTheWeek User ID: 5033503 United States 04/27/2012 07:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: you can't create a folder named con on your windows computer Once upon a time Windows ran on DOS, and DOS had special keywords to indicate specific subsystems. CON indicates the CONsole (keyboard and display). There are a bunch of other keywords as well: [link to devilsworkshop.org] I don't know if DOS is still buried under Windows somewhere and this is still an issue, or if the limitation has just been grandfathered in. Quoting: ToSeek ON modern windows, ie win 2000 and up, it's "console host" because there is no more DOS. I love physics. It bonds us eternally, it's what makes our computers work, it's what's in my morning cup of coffee, it's the thing that keeps the universe from vanishing due to lack of belief...
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