The Old New Thing

June 1, 2005 - The Old New Thing

Why don't you ever see a rat vomiting?

June 1, 2005 Jun 1, 2005 06/1/05
Raymond Chen
Okay, maybe you never wondered why you never saw a vomiting rat, but the intrepid researchers at the Annals of Improbable Research have discovered that there's a good reason, and Anne's rat page will explain in more detail than you probably wanted...

Using /LARGEADDRESSAWARE on 64-bit Windows for 32-bit programs

June 1, 2005 Jun 1, 2005 06/1/05
Raymond Chen
Probably the biggest advantage of 64-bit Windows is not the larger registers but rather the expansive 64-bit address space. Recall that even when the /3GB switch is set, 32-bit programs receive only 2GB of address space unless they indicate their willingness to cope with addresses above 2GB by passing the /LARGEADDRESSAWARE flag. This flag ...