OT: Why does XP choke on the filename - "com1.gif"

Frank D. Engel, Jr. fde101 at fjrhome.net
Wed Feb 9 09:11:32 EST 2005


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Chalk up another Windoze issue!  I just tried this under W2K:

1. Create a folder on the desktop (right-click, new, folder)
2. Name it "com1" or "com2"

This also complains -- a file with that name already exists!!!   I 
don't see it!  Where?!?!?

;-)

On Feb 9, 2005, at 3:17 AM, Martin Baxter wrote:

> Please excuse the more or less OT question but I thought maybe one of 
> the
> wise people here might know the reason for this.
>
> Yesterday I decided to transfer some old files from mac to PC via USB 
> flash
> disk.
> Turned out there was a file in there called "com1.gif" (someone else 
> sent
> this to me a long time ago)
> Windows XP refused to copy this to the PC hard disk.
> It also refused to rename or delete it. Displaying an alert saying 
> "Access
> denied".
>
> The files weren't important so I just gave up.
> Then I tried to dial up using the modem on COM1. It failed to connect
> because COM1 was already in use.
>
> I cleared COM1 simply by restarting.
> But I'm puzzled why this should occur. Despite the filename, I don't 
> see
> why trying to write an image file with this name should apparently 
> result
> in COM1 being opened. It makes me wonder if there are any other 
> filenames I
> should avoid.
>
> Of course the cause might be something peculiar to my machine, but I
> wouldn't know what.
>
> Martin Baxter
>
>
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Frank D. Engel, Jr.  <fde101 at fjrhome.net>

$ ln -s /usr/share/kjvbible /usr/manual
$ true | cat /usr/manual | grep "John 3:16"
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten 
Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have 
everlasting life.
$
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