The Old New Thing
Practical development throughout the evolution of Windows.
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Sep 30, 2015
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Why can’t I create a file equal to the available disk space?
Gotta save the metadata somewhere.
Sep 29, 2015
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The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed, what does this mean?
The secret password every machine has.
Sep 28, 2015
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What happens to lost timer messages if I don’t process them fast enough?
They never existed.
Sep 25, 2015
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Why doesn’t my keyboard hook get called for keyboard messages I manually posted?
Because that's not input.
Sep 24, 2015
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How do I call SetTimer with a timer ID that is guaranteed not to conflict with any other timer ID?
Put it in its own window.
Sep 23, 2015
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It rather involved being on the other side of this airtight hatchway: Elevation from Administrator to SYSTEM
But you're already there.
Sep 22, 2015
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Thanks for informing us that you know about the compatibility issue in your application, so we don’t have to fix it
Now that you let us know that you know, you can deal with it yourself.
Sep 21, 2015
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How can I tell if Windows Update is waiting for the system to reboot?
RebootRequired.
Sep 18, 2015
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Why are there all these processes lingering near death, and what is keeping them alive?
Actually, they're zombies.