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Can't name a folder 'Com' with a number
I have a folder in my C:/Web dir. called Com. It's where all my internet stuff resides. I just went to make a new folder, and I wanted to call it Com2. Nope. I tried Com3, then Com4 - Windows will not allow me to do this; I get an error that says "The specified device name is invalid." Huh?!? Com works. Com-1 works. So does Com10. Com 1 even works. But not Com1. And again, that's ANY number from 1-9. Any dir., any drive.
The workaround is easy enough; give the folder any other name. But can someone explain to me why Win7, Vista, and XP do not allow for this?
Thanks!
Last edited by jasong1968; 27 Sep 2011 at 20:04.