I'm serious! I was tweaking config.sys files and wanted to keep them
sorted together, so I renamed some to conf.sys, config2.sys, etc.

But when I renamed one to "con.sys" I got this error:

"Error Renaming File or Folder
Cannot rename ... document: a file with the name you specified already
exists. Specify a different file name."

I thought there was a corrupt file in the folder so, after I could find
no problem files I ran chkdsk. When I tried to name the file now, I
got the error message again. Then I tried creating one everywhere,
and the extension didn't matter. Any file with any extension in any
folder named "con" fails with the error! Would someone try it and
let me know if it's my computer or a Windows bug. Thanks.


ju.c

On May 24, 11:33*am, "ju.c" <bibidybubidyb...@mailinator.com> wrote:
> I'm serious! I was tweaking config.sys files and wanted to keep them
> sorted together, so I renamed some to conf.sys, config2.sys, etc.
>
> But when I renamed one to "con.sys" I got this error:
>
> "Error Renaming File or Folder
> Cannot rename ... document: a file with the name you specified already
> exists. Specify a different file name."
>
> I thought there was a corrupt file in the folder so, after I could find
> no problem files I ran chkdsk. When I tried to name the file now, I
> got the error message again. Then I tried creating one everywhere,
> and the extension didn't matter. Any file with any extension in any
> folder named "con" fails with the error! Would someone try it and
> let me know if it's my computer or a Windows bug. Thanks.
>
> ju.c

CON = console.

You can't name a folder LPT1, or COM1 either - and other things.

It's not a bug, it's a feature. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365247.aspx

Jose

ju.c wrote:
> I'm serious! I was tweaking config.sys files and wanted to keep them
> sorted together, so I renamed some to conf.sys, config2.sys, etc.
>
> But when I renamed one to "con.sys" I got this error:
>
> "Error Renaming File or Folder
> Cannot rename ... document: a file with the name you specified already
> exists. Specify a different file name."
>
> I thought there was a corrupt file in the folder so, after I could
> find no problem files I ran chkdsk. When I tried to name the file
> now, I got the error message again. Then I tried creating one
> everywhere, and the extension didn't matter. Any file with any
> extension in any
> folder named "con" fails with the error! Would someone try it and
> let me know if it's my computer or a Windows bug. Thanks.
>
>
> ju.c

"con" is a reserved word and thus cannot be used in the way you're
trying to use it. It stands for "console" and is one of the internals
that control where output goes. There are others, too, if you wish to
peruse the MS Site and search for "reserved names" I think it is.

HTH,

Twayne`

Oh, thanks.


"Twayne" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> ju.c wrote:
>> I'm serious! I was tweaking config.sys files and wanted to keep them
>> sorted together, so I renamed some to conf.sys, config2.sys, etc.
>>
>> But when I renamed one to "con.sys" I got this error:
>>
>> "Error Renaming File or Folder
>> Cannot rename ... document: a file with the name you specified already
>> exists. Specify a different file name."
>>
>> I thought there was a corrupt file in the folder so, after I could
>> find no problem files I ran chkdsk. When I tried to name the file
>> now, I got the error message again. Then I tried creating one
>> everywhere, and the extension didn't matter. Any file with any
>> extension in any
>> folder named "con" fails with the error! Would someone try it and
>> let me know if it's my computer or a Windows bug. Thanks.
>>
>>
>> ju.c
>
> "con" is a reserved word and thus cannot be used in the way you're
> trying to use it. It stands for "console" and is one of the internals
> that control where output goes. There are others, too, if you wish to
> peruse the MS Site and search for "reserved names" I think it is.
>
> HTH,
>
> Twayne`
>
>
>

Oh, thanks.


"Jose" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:3e41ae78-5ec4-416b-8065-(E-Mail Removed)...
> On May 24, 11:33 am, "ju.c" <bibidybubidyb...@mailinator.com> wrote:
>> I'm serious! I was tweaking config.sys files and wanted to keep them
>> sorted together, so I renamed some to conf.sys, config2.sys, etc.
>>
>> But when I renamed one to "con.sys" I got this error:
>>
>> "Error Renaming File or Folder
>> Cannot rename ... document: a file with the name you specified already
>> exists. Specify a different file name."
>>
>> I thought there was a corrupt file in the folder so, after I could find
>> no problem files I ran chkdsk. When I tried to name the file now, I
>> got the error message again. Then I tried creating one everywhere,
>> and the extension didn't matter. Any file with any extension in any
>> folder named "con" fails with the error! Would someone try it and
>> let me know if it's my computer or a Windows bug. Thanks.
>>
>> ju.c
>
> CON = console.
>
> You can't name a folder LPT1, or COM1 either - and other things.
>
> It's not a bug, it's a feature. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365247.aspx
>
> Jose

ju.c wrote:
> Oh, thanks.
>
>
> "Jose" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:3e41ae78-5ec4-416b-8065-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> On May 24, 11:33 am, "ju.c" <bibidybubidyb...@mailinator.com> wrote:
>>> I'm serious! I was tweaking config.sys files and wanted to keep them
>>> sorted together, so I renamed some to conf.sys, config2.sys, etc.
>>>
>>> But when I renamed one to "con.sys" I got this error:
>>>
>>> "Error Renaming File or Folder
>>> Cannot rename ... document: a file with the name you specified
>>> already exists. Specify a different file name."
....
>>
>> CON = console.
>>
>> You can't name a folder LPT1, or COM1 either - and other things.
>>
>> It's not a bug, it's a feature.
>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365247.aspx Jose

Good addition. I got CONned by that too, way back in W3.1 I think it
was<g>.

Twayne`

On May 25, 12:45*pm, "Twayne" <nob...@devnull.spamcop.net> wrote:
> ju.c wrote:
> > Oh, thanks.
>
> > "Jose" <jose_e...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >news:3e41ae78-5ec4-416b-8065-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> On May 24, 11:33 am, "ju.c" <bibidybubidyb...@mailinator.com> wrote:
> >>> I'm serious! I was tweaking config.sys files and wanted to keep them
> >>> sorted together, so I renamed some to conf.sys, config2.sys, etc.
>
> >>> But when I renamed one to "con.sys" I got this error:
>
> >>> "Error Renaming File or Folder
> >>> Cannot rename ... document: a file with the name you specified
> >>> already exists. Specify a different file name."
> ...
>
> >> CON = console.
>
> >> You can't name a folder LPT1, or COM1 either - and other things.
>
> >> It's not a bug, it's a feature.
> >>http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...65247.aspxJose
>
> Good addition. *I got CONned by that too, way back in W3.1 I think it
> was<g>.
>
> Twayne`

I may go back a little further.

Windows??!?

Jose