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I want to create a directory name AUX
but windows dosen't let me to create it..
I don't know why Windows has problem with this name.
I think you'd better to try this name to understand me.
Nov 16 '05 #1
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See this page:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ing_a_file.asp

" The following reserved device names cannot be used as the name of a file: CON, PRN, AUX, NUL, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6, COM7, COM8, COM9, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, LPT8, and LPT9. Also avoid these names followed by an extension (for example, NUL.tx7)."

--
Jon Sagara

"perspolis" <re*****@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:ub**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
I want to create a directory name AUX
but windows dosen't let me to create it..
I don't know why Windows has problem with this name.
I think you'd better to try this name to understand me.
Nov 16 '05 #2
thx.but i saw a CD contain a directory name AUX.
how can I create that directoy in the CD?
"Jon Sagara" <jo*******@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:uo**************@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
See this page:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ing_a_file.asp

" The following reserved device names cannot be used as the name of a file: CON, PRN, AUX, NUL, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6, COM7, COM8, COM9, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, LPT8, and LPT9. Also avoid these names followed by an extension (for example, NUL.tx7)."

--
Jon Sagara

"perspolis" <re*****@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:ub**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
I want to create a directory name AUX
but windows dosen't let me to create it..
I don't know why Windows has problem with this name.
I think you'd better to try this name to understand me.
Nov 16 '05 #3
thx so much:)
"Jon Sagara" <jo*******@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:uo**************@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
See this page:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ing_a_file.asp

" The following reserved device names cannot be used as the name of a file: CON, PRN, AUX, NUL, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6, COM7, COM8, COM9, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, LPT8, and LPT9. Also avoid these names followed by an extension (for example, NUL.tx7)."

--
Jon Sagara

"perspolis" <re*****@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:ub**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
I want to create a directory name AUX
but windows dosen't let me to create it..
I don't know why Windows has problem with this name.
I think you'd better to try this name to understand me.
Nov 16 '05 #4
Try this from command prompt:
md \\.\c:\aux

-Praveen

"perspolis" wrote:
thx.but i saw a CD contain a directory name AUX.
how can I create that directoy in the CD?
"Jon Sagara" <jo*******@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:uo**************@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
See this page:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ing_a_file.asp

" The following reserved device names cannot be used as the name of a file: CON, PRN, AUX, NUL, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6, COM7, COM8, COM9, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, LPT8, and LPT9. Also avoid these names followed by an extension (for example, NUL.tx7)."

--
Jon Sagara

"perspolis" <re*****@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:ub**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
I want to create a directory name AUX
but windows dosen't let me to create it..
I don't know why Windows has problem with this name.
I think you'd better to try this name to understand me

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