when i try renaming a folder to con it doesnt work LOL
windows Xp Pro
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when i try renaming a folder to con it doesnt work LOL
windows Xp Pro
strange- what were you keeping in that folder
xp home also
<----edit - done the ton
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nothing, i just tried to make a folder called con for some config files and it wouldnt let me. I tried renaming it to con in the file properties and it sais that there is already a file with that name
O well. i wont name to con but that is weird
i've read this somewhere else - it has something to do with windows having 'permanent' file names - nul,prn,lpt1,lpt2 all dont work as folder names either
I removed the examples as they could help someone create a file to crash someone else's windows!Crash windows:
===-===-===-==
First, try to make a folder with those names:
- CON, NUL, AUX, CLOCK$, CONFIG$, LPTx:, COMx: and PRN
Well, u can`t. Windows will encounter with "a folder with that name already exists"
Combinations like CON\NUL, NUL\CON, AUX\NUL make windows to crash itself.
Examples:
***********************NOT HERE****
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<span style='color:blue'>Try not to let your mind wander...it is too small and fragile to be out by itself</span>
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http://packetstormsecurity.nl/0003-exploit...s/SCX-SA-01.txt
It doesnt work on xp. However you cant create folders with those names but it wont crash windows xp just the older windows o.s.
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- what were you keeping in that folder 
. I tried renaming it to con in the file properties and it sais that there is already a file with that name 
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