Why does upgrading my project to Unicode cause Visual Studio to use a different version of the common controls? October 31, 2017 Oct 31, 2017 10/31/17 Raymond Chen Because it's now possible.
Should I name my file mapping after the file it was created from? October 30, 2017 Oct 30, 2017 10/30/17 Raymond Chen Well, it depends on why you're giving it a name at all.
How do I preserve the user’s notification icon preferences for my program after I update it? October 27, 2017 Oct 27, 2017 10/27/17 Raymond Chen Give it a GUID.
How do I prevent my registered hotkey from firing repeatedly due to auto-repeat? October 26, 2017 Oct 26, 2017 10/26/17 Raymond Chen You can ask for auto-repeat to be ignored.
Why was the Windows 95 precursor project code-named Panther abandoned? October 25, 2017 Oct 25, 2017 10/25/17 Raymond Chen Didn't fit in a 4-megabyte bag.
When I use Alt+PrtSc to take a screen shot of a maximized window, why does it capture a few pixels from an adjacent monitor? October 24, 2017 Oct 24, 2017 10/24/17 Raymond Chen Because it's hanging over the edge.
A closer look at the complexity analysis of finding the k’th smallest element in two sorted arrays October 23, 2017 Oct 23, 2017 10/23/17 Raymond Chen Let's calculate it properly.
On the gradual improvements in how the system deals with the failure to initialize a critical section October 20, 2017 Oct 20, 2017 10/20/17 Raymond Chen Gradually improve the situation until the problem vanishes completely.
How do I create a shortcut whose target is specified by a relative path? October 19, 2017 Oct 19, 2017 10/19/17 Raymond Chen It's already in there.
I used WS_EX_COMPOSITED to get rid of my redrawing flicker, but it resulted in sluggish response October 18, 2017 Oct 18, 2017 10/18/17 Raymond Chen The system needs to know when to present the back-buffer.