Trying to rename a file or directory to "aux" is freesing total commander for sure. Everytime. Tcmd displays something like:
"Renaming c:\temp\somefile.txt to c:\temp\aux" and freeses for eternity. (Acutally I have never tested it with "eternity", but max. a minute

OK. I know it is a Windows problem. Somehow the windows is still that old-fashoned, and AUX is still handled as a COM port#1 somehow and somewhere. The same problem occurs when using all other device names, like COM1, PRN, LPT1, etc. In that sence, this is not tcmd bug. But isn't tcmd "fixing" explorer anyway?

There was simmilar problem in mIRC at some point, and it got just "workarounded". Even Windows Explorer silently refuses to rename a file to such "forbidden" name and does nothing.
As I am stupid (stupid) user, and the specifics of my work is that I often need a folder named "aux" I have crashed my beloved tcmd at least 5 times that way. Could there be some workaround for the problem?


Thanks in advance.