Comments on: microsoft’s crazy facts http://blog.karthiksankar.com/microsoftfacts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=microsoftfacts unspoken reflections of my heart Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:03:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: eskay http://blog.karthiksankar.com/microsoftfacts/comment-page-1/#comment-13 eskay Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:34:11 +0000 http://karthiksankar.wordpress.com/?p=27#comment-13 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. 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.

]]> By: Manas http://blog.karthiksankar.com/microsoftfacts/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Manas Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:44:37 +0000 http://karthiksankar.wordpress.com/?p=27#comment-12 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 :) 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 :)

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