Some people have done this before me but i still wanted to show you my result of doing it on once popular Windows XP system. Thanks for the attention and understanding :)
Installing Windows XP into CON folder
Windows XP installer never asks us where and in what folder he should install system - he right away writes it in "WINDOWS" folder
That's why we need to slightly edit the install image for installer to install Windows into CON folder
For this we need to create a file with name WINNT.SIF, open it through notepad and then enter the next data (you will find it in description)
In my case all of this is done but folder in which system will be installing we need to rename from "WINDOWS" to "CON"
Save the file and then move it to folder with install image
I really wrote "CON" in English, if you don't believe me i will create folder with the exact same name and of course it doesn't working
Even if i wrote "CON" or "cOn" i still wouldn't be able to create folder. That's because name "con" is system name and it's reserved for input or output device.
In addition to "con" you canno't create folders with names "PRN", "AUX", "NUL", "LPT(1 or 2)" and "COM(1 or 2)"
Moving file WINNT.SIF into install image of WinXP and then saving it
And now let's see if it works :)
//"Installing Windows XP"//
Well, the first part of installing is working (that's already a win :D)
//Installing WiNdOwS XP//
And it's working! Installer has created a folder and started copying files!
//Installing of Windows XP noises//
//"speed up"//
//Happy installing Windows XP noises//
And sometimes installer a bit lagging with file writing which is a bit strange
//a bit of happy Windows XP install noises//
Ok i will speed it up more. I'll not torture you with this
First part is done. Next is restarting
I bet that he thought for a moment that the process is over and installer is dead
Wow. "Installing of Windows for some reason cannot be continued"!
//"Error: Folder name is invalid"//
System still understanding that we want to install it in folder which reserved by itself
//happy cmd noises//
And Windows is actually located in C:\CON
//"Invalid folder name"// We cannot go back thou :)
Adding users in system doesn't work :(
I'm gonna turn off installer for now for it to not interfere us in future (we couldn't know if it does so...)
All our attempts for running control panel and desktop are for nothing because some components are not registered