Oct 28, 2015 Post comments count0 Post likes count1 How do I create a wizard that contains none of the things that makes a wizard a wizard? Raymond Chen It's not a wizard, so don't use a wizard.
Oct 27, 2015 Post comments count0 Post likes count1 The Redmond Reality Distortion Field: Analogies involving high-performance cars, usually Ferraris Raymond Chen Vroom.
Oct 26, 2015 Post comments count0 Post likes count1 Are there any negative consequences to having a ton of files on the desktop? Raymond Chen Extra work.
Oct 23, 2015 Post comments count0 Post likes count1 CoGetInterfaceAndReleaseStream does not mix with smart pointers Raymond Chen Old school meets new school.
Oct 22, 2015 Post comments count0 Post likes count2 What are the rules for CoMarshalInterface and CoUnmarshalInterface? Raymond Chen Keeping an eye on the reference gets a little harder.
Oct 21, 2015 Post comments count0 Post likes count1 What are the rules for CoMarshalInterThreadInterfaceInStream and CoGetInterfaceAndReleaseStream? Raymond Chen Keeping an eye on the reference.
Oct 20, 2015 Post comments count0 Post likes count1 What is COM marshaling and how do I use it? Raymond Chen Keeping an eye on the reference.
Oct 19, 2015 Post comments count0 Post likes count1 How do I get the user-customized name of a mapped network drive? Raymond Chen Ask the shell. That is, after all, how the shell displays is.
Oct 16, 2015 Post comments count0 Post likes count1 I have the handle to a file; how can I get the file name from the debugger? Raymond Chen Build the call on the stack.
Oct 15, 2015 Post comments count0 Post likes count2 What’s the difference between UuidFromString, IIDFromString, CLSIDFromString, GUIDFromString… Raymond Chen Mostly the same if what you have is a stringized GUID; otherwise...