why can't name con?[SOLVED]

[George]

yesterday i moved some icon images in a folder and i waned to rename it "icon"
by mistake,i skipped 'i' and typed on "con". amazing thing was nothing changed.I tried again to name a folder with "con" but it wasn't changing. Is there any problem with me pc?

[Amiya Shreyas]

That's a bug. Even Microsoft can't answer this.

[Hitterman]

Don't be fool. Its not a bug. "con" is used a command in dos . The complete command is "copy con" which is used to make a file via Dos. When you enter con in the folder name,it doesn't recognize.

From my point of view,i think microsoft is restricted so that if somebody wants to create a folder with name "con" via Dos,he will have to use "copy con con" which is not possible in MSDOS.

I know its pretty tough to understand what i have explained but that's the Fact.;)

[sachinrulez]

yeah this was already said in amiya's thread.

[Hitterman]

Which thread?

[sachinrulez]

the one in the windows tips n tricks forum.though only the thing that a folder with the name 'con' cannot be created in desktop was said.no reasons were specified.

[Hitterman]

Can you post the link here?

[sachinrulez]

okay....here it is http://www.tutorialistic.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1065

[Hitterman]

Okay let me post a link of my explaination in the thread you gave.:)