The Old New Thing

Is there a problem with Create­Remote­Thread on 64-bit systems?

June 15, 2018 Jun 15, 2018 06/15/18

Raymond Chen

There's more to injecting code than copying bytes.

How do I programmatically control the order of my program’s notification icons?

June 14, 2018 Jun 14, 2018 06/14/18

Raymond Chen

That's not something you can control programmatically.

Even though the brand is called One A Day, none of them actually should be taken one a day

June 13, 2018 Jun 13, 2018 06/13/18

Raymond Chen

For large values of one.

Why does the CREATOR_OWNER SID sometimes reset itself to the object’s current owner rather than its original owner?

June 13, 2018 Jun 13, 2018 06/13/18

Raymond Chen

It's a snapshot, but you can ask for a new snapshot.

Stupid cmd.exe tricks: Entering a directory that doesn’t exist, then immediately leaving

June 12, 2018 Jun 12, 2018 06/12/18

Raymond Chen

It's as if it never existed. Oh wait, it never existed.

Where is the Seattle BoltBus stop?

June 11, 2018 Jun 11, 2018 06/11/18

Raymond Chen

Adjacent to the Uwajimaya parking lot on 5th, at least as of this writing.

Pulling the rug out from under an internet protocol

June 11, 2018 Jun 11, 2018 06/11/18

Raymond Chen

Extracting maximum value from licensing.

Unusual choice of units: 1.8 billion square millimeters

June 8, 2018 Jun 8, 2018 06/8/18

Raymond Chen

So many yet so small.

Why does GetServiceDisplayNameA report a larger required buffer size than actually necessary?

June 8, 2018 Jun 8, 2018 06/8/18

Raymond Chen

It's making a conservative guess.

What is this weird constructory syntax C::C()?

June 7, 2018 Jun 7, 2018 06/7/18

Raymond Chen

An archaic syntax from ancient times.