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windows folder creation surprise

October 10, 2005 - 7:53am
Submitted by venkatesh on October 10, 2005 - 7:53am.

It was dicovered that nobody can create a folder named as "con" in windows.
This is something pretty cool...and unbelievable...
Note : This should be through & in windows only.
If any one have solution or reason why it happens , let me also know please.

MS-DOS that's the problem!

October 10, 2005 - 3:18pm
Anonymous (not verified)

hmm, have you tried to create a folder named "com1" "lpt1" "com2" ... it shouldn't work either!

"con" is a _old_ MS-DOS stuff!

I found how to create a folde

October 12, 2005 - 5:52pm
Venkat (not verified)

I found how to create a folder or file named CON , LPT1 , COM1 etc...

STEP1: goto command prompt

STEP2: type in prompt e:\> "mkdir \\.\e:\con"

STEP3: verify by typing "dir \\.\e:\con"

STEP4: delete the file or folder "rmdir \\.\e:\con"

Its not working, tred out, an

October 14, 2005 - 9:56am
Kim Thomas (not verified)

Its not working, tred out, any other way ?

Rgds
Kim

the solution didn't work I t

October 18, 2005 - 5:26am
Anonymous (not verified)

the solution didn't work
I tried it like

c:\>"mkdir \\com6\c:\sk"

or
c:\mkdir \\com6\c:\sk

or
c:\>mkdir \\.\c:\sk

creating folders named 'con'

October 27, 2005 - 2:09am
bidwan (not verified)

Gr8! It works fine.Can any1 tell me how to add files inside this folder.
Thanks

Hai , how to create con folder in windows

January 9, 2007 - 11:18am
Anonymous (not verified)

Hai iam doing MTECH Comp

Could you please expose how to create con folder in window

Thanking you

Sateesh.B

hi

May 20, 2007 - 11:01am
vishnu panchal (not verified)

hey all

here is an amazing trick.

you know that we cant create a folder named CON, NUL, COM1, COM2, COM3, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3,COM1 to COM9 and LPT1 to LPT9....

in any of the windows operating system.

try with this.

but here is the master mind....................

i found one method to create the folders with these reserverd system names.

here is the solution to create the folder named con and other system variables.

1) go to run dialog.
2) type cmd/command (command prompt gets opened)
3) go to root directory like C:\ or D:\ etc
4) type md\\.\\c:\\con ....(here is done)
5) check the folder on the respected drive.

try

& reply if not working.

with warm regards.

vishnu panchal /////+91-9890523748

How to create folder named CON in desktop!!

May 31, 2007 - 12:38am
Vinodh (not verified)

We can create a folder named CON or LPT or COM by a simple way.
Right click and do create folder process. While naming the folder, type 'CON' and type c55 in the numpad holding the alt button.
EX 'CON' + (hold atl + '255').

This process would create a folder named CON and a space with it. You cannot explictely give a space because windows cuts off the excess spaces before or after the name.

THANKS

June 6, 2007 - 3:39am
SAM VERMA (not verified)

WOW, ITS VERY EAZY TO CREATE THE FOLDER LPT, CON COM. THANKS
ON OF THE OTHER WAY IS : HOLD ALT+0160
REPLY

regarding create a password to a folder/file

June 25, 2007 - 2:27pm
Anonymous (not verified)

simply ur work was incredible.
that's really great.
here is one more doubt
that how to create a password to a folder/file.

You are faking man.......

June 27, 2007 - 5:29am
Anonymous (not verified)

Hey you are just adding ASCII chars at the end of the file and you are not creating con folder actually.

You r absolutely

July 27, 2007 - 9:46pm
Anonymous (not verified)

You r absolutely correct.......but it is done u can se CON....u shuld do it doesn't matter how u do it....

Its not a solution

January 5, 2008 - 7:07am
SUNCOM (not verified)

We can create a folder named con with ASCII character. But if its showing the folder name CON with one space.

But we can't open or findout the folder through command prompt. means Its not a real name con.

If its a folder name con, it shout open in command prompt also

thks
SUNCOM

Here is the Solution

January 16, 2008 - 8:10pm
SUNCOM (not verified)

Go to the following link for the reason:

In Windows all devices are storing as files like Linux. In linux we can see the file location, because its free of cost. But in Windows we can't locate the file.

So its a system device file / (or /and) folder. So we can't use the same name again. Windows already locked / have a policy for that which not able to see by the user. every boot system will load the file and store all the information about the device / port.

You can see the details by running

RUN>CMD>mem /d|more

And if you want to create the folder named CON,LPT1..etc.. follow the steps:

RUN>CMD> type the command with the drive letter you want: mkdir \\.\e:\con
and to remove: rmdir \\.\e:\con

find this link for more informatin:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315226/

Thanks and Regards,
Suneesh Kumar
www.suneeshkumar.webs.com

When I try to name the

October 19, 2007 - 11:29pm

When I try to name the folder "con", it automatically changes to "New Folder", is this resolved?

very simpale to create con name folder

November 27, 2007 - 1:19am
Sarfraj Khan (not verified)

follow these steps:
hold alt+0160
and then type con

in case any problem call me +91-9811134433

That is a fake CON folder

June 27, 2007 - 11:27am

No one wants to created a CON + chr$(255) folder!

By typing alt + some keys

July 1, 2007 - 2:37am
Anonymous (not verified)

By typing alt + some keys adds some more char .... it's not same as con

Following the steps you

August 29, 2007 - 12:39am
Qamar (not verified)

Following the steps you said, I cannot create a CON folder on my laptop. Any suggestions??????

Problem in Creating con folder

September 10, 2007 - 9:31am
Anonymous (not verified)

Hello,

AS you said i tried to do the steps. But i am getting problem while doing these steps . could you help me or if you give me a deatils steps that how to create it .

kindly looking forward for your reply,

kiran Mane

this would be 'CON ' (with

September 27, 2007 - 2:52am
Anonymous (not verified)

this would be 'CON ' (with space) and not exactly 'CON'

i m trying ur way to create

October 12, 2007 - 12:10am
Vineet (not verified)

i m trying ur way to create a 'CON' folder on desktop but it was creating a problem
. plz tell me how can i create it
i m using steps like
1.right click on desktop
2.make new folder
3.type CON and ALT+255
but it is not working
plz tell me

thanks & regards
Vineet pasricha

Errors

November 23, 2007 - 11:34am
Raymond Wang (not verified)

I am sorry that I was tryin' 2 send another letter about this but I clicked the Back button and it said Webpage Expired.
This was an accident. The best thing about accidents is that i learn from them. I was telling u that I kept getting errors on Step 3. Y does this trick work 4 u but not me? This is just like the trick involving Microsoft Word, where i kept getting n error message on Step 5. I was going 2 use Ray or Raymond as my name but they both belong 2 other registered users. I had2 use my last name in the name box because my other user names were used by someone else.

thanks for idea

October 18, 2007 - 2:31pm
kamal mohammed shaikh (not verified)

thank you mr
your idea is sucsessful thanks thans thanks thanks

about con

November 2, 2007 - 6:17am
pravin (not verified)

it's gr8 but plz reply me how u creat & where u find

Its working.....

November 20, 2007 - 3:13am
Anonymous (not verified)

Really,its so simple....Great Mr.Vinodh.....How did u got this.....???

DELETE?

June 6, 2007 - 3:43am
SAM VERMA (not verified)

HI, IT IS CREATED BUT IT IS NOT DELETE.PLS TELL ME HOW TO DELETE THIS FOLDER NAME CON IN MY DRIVE D:

how would you able to create

September 10, 2007 - 3:42am
jogesh (not verified)

how would you able to create con folder.
plse let me inform steps for that on my e-mail id
regards
jogesh

The "CON" Mystery- Demystified

September 19, 2007 - 2:22am
Vishal Ramawat (not verified)

CO, LPT1, COM1 are some of the reserved words of dos which dont let you create above named folders. Adding ascii values to the last wont encrypt the folder in winxp and above.
To create and remove above named folders just follow these steps:

Start|Run|command.com/cmd.exe

mkdir C:\con\
OR
mkdir \\.\C:\con

copy C:\junk\sol.exe C:\con\
dir C:\con\

rmdir /s C:\con\

Also works with other reserved device names: AUX/PRN/COMx/LPTx..etc

Regards,
Vishal Ramawat
server_cgi86@yahoo.co.in

how to delete the con folder

October 12, 2007 - 12:37am
Vineet Pasricha (not verified)

open cmd and type "rd \\.\\c:\\con "

CON Folder Delete

December 10, 2007 - 5:32am
Sumanta Nandy (not verified)

rd \\.\\d:\\con

TRY IT

hai

February 8, 2008 - 6:02am
Anonymous (not verified)

hai

how to delete the folders made with this method

August 31, 2007 - 9:46am
kuldipak (not verified)

it is working properly.
but how to delete the folders once made.

please give solution.

re : how to delete the folders made with this method

September 19, 2007 - 7:05pm
Anonymous (not verified)

open cmd and type "del \\.c:\blablabla\con"
without quotes and where blablabla is your access way to con folder

thanx for ur post . it

September 4, 2007 - 11:18am
Ranjan (not verified)

thanx for ur post .
it really worked well.

thanx again....

it gets creaTED!!! But u

September 7, 2007 - 12:40am
Anonymous (not verified)

it gets creaTED!!!
But u can't delete that folder.
Is there any method or command to do so??

well ok, so I have created

September 7, 2007 - 4:59am
anonymous (not verified)

well ok, so I have created the Con folder. how do you delete it now?

how to delete con folder

September 10, 2007 - 12:56am
Anonymous (not verified)

how to delete con folder

hi i have created con folder

September 10, 2007 - 8:12am
jogesh (not verified)

i have created con folder with some command
butnow i m not able to delete it.
pls tell me the way to delete it.

con

September 10, 2007 - 1:23pm
Venu Reddy (not verified)

nice. its working. thank you..

con folder

September 14, 2007 - 2:07pm
sucheta (not verified)

hello vishnu

i tried your method but it does not work in command prompt.
the error is:
"an error occured while processing \\"
"netwrk path not found"
did i type it rite, md\\.\\c:\\con in cmd prompt?
pls reply

thnks
sucheta

how to create the con folder

October 12, 2007 - 12:40am
Vineet Pasricha (not verified)

1. go to root directory like C:\ or D:\
2. type md\\.\\c:\\con ....(here is done)

unable to delete the folder

September 28, 2007 - 11:29am
Tripathy (not verified)

Hi Vipul
It worked fine but when i am going to particular drive and try to delete the file it is saying "unable to delete can not find or file which u specified".even when i give rmdir in CMD prompt its not happening.To delete it i have to give the same path which i have given while creating.

My question out here is do you think really the folder has been created in the specific folder like c or d or etc etc if yes why can not we delete the same directly.

yes fine and how can you del

November 28, 2007 - 7:06pm
Anonymous (not verified)

yes fine

and how can you del or erase it?
is just a virtual folder.

tell us a way to del it

I created the Con folder in one of my drives

December 24, 2007 - 2:26am
Anonymous (not verified)

Thanks for giving the idea to create at the same time i want to know how to delete that folder and the files present in it. When i wished to delete the folder, it just gave me a warning to make sure the pathway for deletiing.

Reply ASAP

With regards

SM.

Hi How to delete this folder

February 18, 2008 - 3:01am
Anonymous (not verified)

Hi

How to delete this folder

vishnu panchal is a dickhead

February 29, 2008 - 4:34am
hitler (not verified)

VISHNU IS THE GOD OF DESTRUCTION!
CHANGING COMMAND PROMPTS DESTROYS YOUR COMPUTER!

Kindly do it

March 21, 2008 - 5:56am
Suraj Singh (not verified)

Dear Vishnu,
Say how can i create the con file in Desktop?

i can create a folder with name 'con'

August 10, 2007 - 5:22am
anuchowdary (not verified)

create newfolder type con+alt+255. i think it works.try it

hi, i have created & deleted con folder, hrryyeeee

September 10, 2007 - 8:58am
jogesh makwana (not verified)

i have created that folder by
run-cmd-
in cmd type md\\.\\c:\\con

check that in c: drive

procedure to delete that folder

run-cmd

in cmd type rd\\.\\c:\\con

regards
jogesh
try this this is prooven technique. belive me.
and congratulate me
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