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ever tried creating folder named "con" on windows ?


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#1 kumpa

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Posted 13 September 2010 - 09:41 AM

just try it :D
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Posted 13 September 2010 - 10:49 AM

Same with "prn", "com1", "com2", etc.. etc..

Those are reserved device names.
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Posted 10 April 2011 - 09:41 PM

Try God.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} on W7  B)
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Posted 11 April 2011 - 03:40 PM

Interesting, maybe there is a trick to prevent them from crashing too.

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Posted 11 April 2011 - 04:50 PM

I honestly can't remember last time Windows crashed. 3 years ago?
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Posted 11 April 2011 - 06:31 PM

View PostMacha, on 11 April 2011 - 04:50 PM, said:

I honestly can't remember last time Windows crashed. 3 years ago?




Don't feed Linux trolls :P

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Posted 12 April 2011 - 03:29 AM

Well I must admit it has been while since i seen bsod on w7 (if ever), but programs are still a lot less stable than on linux.
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Posted 12 April 2011 - 07:09 AM

In the next release of Windows 8 they have replaced the BSOD with a simple Black screen.

http://www.product-r...y-black-screen/

While I haven't seen a BSOD in a while, no other operating system has a more famous error screen :)
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