Re: Cannot create folder named "con"

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CON, PRN, AUX, CLOCK$, NUL, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6, COM7, COM8,
COM9, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, LPT8, and LPT9.

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"Aditya Sinha" wrote:
| Hello All,
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| Can anyone please help me in creating a folder named "con" on my system.
| Upon naming the new folder as "con" it just reverts back to new folder.
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| Aditya Sinha
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