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Create a new folder and name it "CON" or "con" on windows XP. Before you delete that new folder, open it and type "bush hid the facts" without the speach marks. close the folder and save the contents. Now re-open that same folder.
Why oh why?????
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Posted: 2007-12-18 18:30:20
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cant type CON nor con
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Posted: 2007-12-18 18:37:05
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Does anybody want the explanation or shall I go back to my corner and play with my trainset?
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Posted: 2007-12-18 18:40:52
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explanation!
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Posted: 2007-12-18 18:42:24
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Yeah, plz.. It won't let me do Aux either
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Posted: 2007-12-18 18:42:50
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Yeah, there are quite a few, LPT13 is one I believe...
It's a legacy from the old days. Windows has some reserved names from the early days of windows 3.11, 95 etc. that are still in force now. Back then, windows sat on top of DOS rather like how UIQ sits on top of symbian, rather than being a true operating system by itself like it is now.
So, some of the old DOS commands and parameters were 'banned' from windows in order to prevent DOS getting confused when the folder or filename was passed to it. It's the same reason as why most programming languages won't let you name variables, functions, classes, libraries etc. the same as any existing programming commands within that particular language, it would bugger everything up!
So there you go, you'll all sleep better tonight
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Posted: 2007-12-18 18:52:48
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thanks cyco almighthy
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Posted: 2007-12-18 19:02:22
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strange. I read that any any combination of 4 3 3 5 letters words would cause this
so
abcd efg hij klmno
or
bill fed the goats
etc etc, would also do it
edit: just tested various 4 3 3 5 combinations on my wifes xp laptop and it does work with any random stuff that I tried
edit2: btw, I have the file any old name like testtest.txt
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i-mate V800 K700[ This Message was edited by: masseur on 2007-12-18 18:35 ]
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Posted: 2007-12-18 19:28:43
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I think 4 3 3 5 is also the ascii encoding error that causes notepad to screw up too.
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Posted: 2007-12-18 19:37:32
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so this is two different things?
certainly bush hid the facts is 4 3 3 5 and gives the same effect as abcd efg hij klmno
hmmmm....
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Posted: 2007-12-18 19:39:25
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