Why i am not able create a folder named "con" in Windows Os

[azhar attari]

One one friends last evening showed me that in windows 98 i am not able
to create a folder with name "con" ...I give a error message dialog...
In windows Xp When i type "con" and press enter it just changes folder
name to "folder"...

What is technical reason behind it .....
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[Paul Adare]

microsoft.public.win2000.security news group, azhar attari

One one friends last evening showed me that in windows 98 i am not able
to create a folder with name "con" ...I give a error message dialog...
In windows Xp When i type "con" and press enter it just changes folder
name to "folder"...

What is technical reason behind it .....

It is a reserved name like AUX and has been that way since the DOS days.


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[Wolf Kirchmeir]

One one friends last evening showed me that in windows 98 i am not able
to create a folder with name "con" ...I give a error message dialog...
In windows Xp When i type "con" and press enter it just changes folder
name to "folder"...

What is technical reason behind it .....
reply soon

"con" means "console", and it's a reserved name.