Jan 22, 2018
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The history of change-packing tools at Microsoft (so far)
They all say "pack" for one reason or another.
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Jan 17, 2018
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Why does HRESULT begin with H when it’s not a handle to anything?
Well, it used to be a handle.
Nov 21, 2017
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The sad implementation history of COM component categories and why it means you have to click twice to see your newly-installed taskbar toolbar
First we have to find them.
Nov 14, 2017
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Microspeak: FCIB
Foreign checked-in binary, or at least that's what it means now.
Nov 13, 2017
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On memory allocations larger than 64KB on 16-bit Windows
The mysterious __AHINCR.
Nov 7, 2017
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Was there a problem with Windows 95-era programs relying on undocumented information disclosure stuff?
Surprisingly not.
Nov 6, 2017
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Why did Windows 95 store image list bitmaps four-across instead of as a strict vertical strip?
To make sure they all fit in a 16-bit coordinate space.
Oct 25, 2017
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Why was the Windows 95 precursor project code-named Panther abandoned?
Didn't fit in a 4-megabyte bag.
Oct 17, 2017
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When a stopgap solution becomes an undocumented feature some people rely on
It was never meant to be long for this world.
Oct 9, 2017
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Why does NTVDM create empty IO.SYS and MSDOS.SYS files?
Compatibility, of course.