Amazing MS Windows Bug

[Hibiki]

Someone from India discovered that nobody can create a folder or file anywhere named as "con" or "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.

[chieffy]

oo nga!

[BlueBimmer]

yep but there's a solution, just replace O with 0.

[mantoy]

solution unacceptable!

[flakez]

anak ng. hehehe. ma testing nga.

[rayana]

hmmm...reserved word ???

[gearspeed]

Nung sinubukan ko nagnewnew folder siya pero pag nilagay mo C0N na ang O zero pag rename mo at gagawin mong CON ayaw bumabalik sa C0N na ang O ay zero.
Hmm bakit kaya ganun?

[IPSG_SlimShady]

This is because "con" is an internal device handle name used by Windows.

You cannot also use "com1" or "lpt1" for that matter. "com1" is a device handle for your COM ports, while "lpt1" is a device handle for your printer.

Try it out.

[rsnald]

I think CON was an old device name for console or CRT screen. Just like LPT and COM. not sure though.

[IPSG_SlimShady]

I think CON was an old device name for console or CRT screen. Just like LPT and COM. not sure though.

Yes it is. So it's impossible for Microsoft not to know about this. This is how urban legends are made.

[BoEinG_747]

oo ngas noh

[graphire]

taken from Windows XP Resource kit:

File Names in Windows XP Professional

File names in Windows XP Professional can be up to 255 characters and can contain spaces, multiple periods, and special characters that are not allowed in MS-DOS file names. Windows XP Professional makes it possible for other operating systems to access files that have long names by generating an MS-DOS-readable (8.3) name for each file. These MS-DOS-readable names also enable MS-DOS-based and Windows 3.x–based applications to recognize and load files that have long file names. When a program saves a file on a computer running Windows XP Professional, both the 8.3 file name and long file name are retained.

Note

• The 8.3 format means that files can have between 1 and 8 characters in the file name. The name must start with a letter or a number and can contain any characters except the following:
• . " / \ [ ] : ; | = , * ? (space)
• An 8.3 file name typically has a file name extension that is from one to three characters long and has the same character restrictions. A period separates the file name from the file name extension.
• Several special file names are reserved by the system and cannot be used for files or folders:
• CON, AUX, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, PRN, NUL

[Hibiki]

IMO, it still is bug. A widely used OS with billions of dollars in revenue should be able to distinguish a file name or folder name from a loaded device driver.

[pajerokid]

big deal. linux na lang kasi

[IPSG_SlimShady]

IMO, it still is bug. A widely used OS with billions of dollars in revenue should be able to distinguish a file name or folder name from a loaded device driver.

It's not a bug, since Microsoft already came up with the rules in naming files and directories and has forbidden you not to use reserved words.

[delprado]

It's not a bug, since Microsoft already came up with the rules in naming files and directories and has forbidden you not to use reserved words.

I agree. It's not a bug it's a feature .

[pajerokid]

I agree. It's not a bug it's a feature .

Haha. Madalas kong marinig ito.

[BlueBimmer]

feature? more like a restriction

[mantoy]

...It's not a bug it's a feature .

heheh. bigla ko naalala yung dev center namin ah. ganito lagi linya nila sa kin pag me nirereklamo ko sa system namin.

[Hibiki]

Hahaha. Tinamad lang mga developers ng Microsoft.