The Old New Thing

Why can’t I create a file equal to the available disk space?

September 30, 2015 Sep 30, 2015 09/30/15

Raymond Chen

Gotta save the metadata somewhere.

The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed, what does this mean?

September 29, 2015 Sep 29, 2015 09/29/15

Raymond Chen

The secret password every machine has.

What happens to lost timer messages if I don’t process them fast enough?

September 28, 2015 Sep 28, 2015 09/28/15

Raymond Chen

They never existed.

Why doesn’t my keyboard hook get called for keyboard messages I manually posted?

September 25, 2015 Sep 25, 2015 09/25/15

Raymond Chen

Because that's not input.

How do I call SetTimer with a timer ID that is guaranteed not to conflict with any other timer ID?

September 24, 2015 Sep 24, 2015 09/24/15

Raymond Chen

Put it in its own window.

It rather involved being on the other side of this airtight hatchway: Elevation from Administrator to SYSTEM

September 23, 2015 Sep 23, 2015 09/23/15

Raymond Chen

But you're already there.

Thanks for informing us that you know about the compatibility issue in your application, so we don’t have to fix it

September 22, 2015 Sep 22, 2015 09/22/15

Raymond Chen

Now that you let us know that you know, you can deal with it yourself.

How can I tell if Windows Update is waiting for the system to reboot?

September 21, 2015 Sep 21, 2015 09/21/15

Raymond Chen

RebootRequired.

Why are there all these processes lingering near death, and what is keeping them alive?

September 18, 2015 Sep 18, 2015 09/18/15

Raymond Chen

Actually, they're zombies.

How can I start my service as soon as possible, before any other service?

September 17, 2015 Sep 17, 2015 09/17/15

Raymond Chen

FRIST!