Jul 29, 2016 Post comments count0 Post likes count1 Further discussion of the synchronization barrier Raymond Chen It's really just a switch.
Jul 28, 2016 Post comments count0 Post likes count1 How can I check whether a parameter is a pointer to a stack variable? Raymond Chen Check it against the thread limits.
Jul 27, 2016 Post comments count0 Post likes count1 Why does setting the horizontal scroll bar range for the first time also set the vertical range, and vice versa? Raymond Chen An attempt at delay-initialization.
Jul 21, 2016 Post comments count0 Post likes count1 If you don’t want the changes to be permanent, the don’t pass the flag that says that you want the changes to be permanent Raymond Chen Stands to reason.
Jul 15, 2016 Post comments count0 Post likes count1 Trying to recover from enhancement software that generates fake input incorrectly Raymond Chen Try to reprocess it the right way.
Jul 14, 2016 Post comments count0 Post likes count3 How can I preallocate disk space for a file without it being reported as readable? Raymond Chen Set the file allocation information.
Jul 13, 2016 Post comments count0 Post likes count1 What happens if I have multiple asynchronous ReadDirectoryChangesW calls outstanding on the same directory handle? Raymond Chen It doesn't matter because you already lost to the scheduler.
Jul 8, 2016 Post comments count0 Post likes count1 It rather involved being on the other side of this airtight hatchway: Elevating the elevator Raymond Chen You already control the horizontal and the vertical.
Jul 6, 2016 Post comments count0 Post likes count1 How can I detect whether my PC is in tablet mode? Raymond Chen You ask for the user interaction mode.
Jul 1, 2016 Post comments count0 Post likes count1 How exactly are page tables allocated on demand for large reserved regions? Raymond Chen Just create a placeholder page directory entry that says "Nothing to see here."