Ever tried to create the following folder in Windows? CON, PRN, AUX, CLOCK$, NUL, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6, COM7, COM8, COM9, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, LPT8, & LPT9 Probably windows doesn't allow you to create a folder in these name using Windows Explorer or Command Prompt directly! This is because windows prevent these terms as SYSTEM Folder Names which are reserved for the Operating System. But there is a trick to create it. Trick for CREATING those folders: In command prompt, Type the following: md \\.\\C:\con This would create a folder named "con" on your "C Drive" i.e., md \\.\\(path where you want to create)followed by the name Similarly to delete such folder: Type the following in cmd: rd/s \\.\\C:\con This would remove the folder named "con".please note that rd(Remove Directory) command is used with "/s" switch as otherwise it would give error that "folder is not...
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