Sep 30, 2025 Post comments count9 Post likes count1 Microspeak: Convicted Raymond Chen False backformation.
Sep 29, 2025 Post comments count1 Post likes count3 How can I enumerate the overflow icons in the Notification Area without showing them? Raymond Chen If they aren't shown, then they aren't automatable, so there's no requirement that they exist in the UI automation tree.
Sep 26, 2025 Post comments count9 Post likes count6 Why didn’t Windows 95 setup install a miniature Windows 95 so that it could be written as a 32-bit program? Raymond Chen Getting to the GUI quickly, and rebooting only once.
Sep 25, 2025 Post comments count8 Post likes count4 Samples note: Use comments to describe what code does, not what you wish the code would do Raymond Chen Comments explain the code. They are not substitutes for the code.
Sep 24, 2025 Post comments count13 Post likes count8 Why is Windows still tinkering with critical sections? Raymond Chen The critical section may be an old dog, but it's still learning new tricks.
Sep 23, 2025 Post comments count2 Post likes count1 Another lesson learned from the Windows 98 on-stage USB blue screen Raymond Chen Test before using.
Sep 22, 2025 Post comments count11 Post likes count4 Why was Windows 3.0’s WinHelp called an online help system when it ran offline? Raymond Chen It was online in a different sense.
Sep 19, 2025 Post comments count1 Post likes count1 Learning to read C++ compiler errors: Not a legal base class Raymond Chen What would make it an illegal base class?
Sep 18, 2025 Post comments count6 Post likes count2 Can I close a duplicate handle while I’m waiting on the original? Raymond Chen That's fine, since you're not closing the handle that you're waiting on.
Sep 17, 2025 Post comments count1 Post likes count2 How can I get my shell thumbnail extractors to run in the same process? Raymond Chen Adding another level of indirection.