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microsoft’s crazy facts
Nobody can create a folder anywhere on the computer which can be named as “CON”.
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Open Microsoft word and type =rand(200,99) and press enter
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Open an empty notepad file and type “Bush hid the facts” (without the quotes) . Save it under any name. Close it and reopen it.
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about 2 years ago
CON refers to console – if you are a DOS oldie, you’d remember the copy con command. however, it is possible to create a folder named CON. just google for it.
Its not a bug. Its a test feature.
It is a known bug with UTF8 encoding. Any notepad file with 4-3-3-5 letters will produce the same effect. Try the same thing in vista (or save the file in a different encoding).
Enjoy
about 2 years ago
And there are many more such system variables like NUM, COM1, COM2, COM3, LPT1, LPT2, etc. COM1 refers to serial port 1, LPT1 refers to parallel port 1 and so on .. Special system variables and folder names share the same interface. So, when a folder is created with a system variable name, it will consider that the folder already exists.