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November 2007 - Posts

Hotkeys involving the Windows logo key are reserved by the system

Though that fact is hard to discover.
Posted by oldnewthing | 77 Comments
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The first day at Microsoft: Don't just stand there

Stories of the first day.
Posted by oldnewthing | 30 Comments
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The importance of the FORMAT_MESSAGE_IGNORE_INSERTS flag

If you're not in control of the message.
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Why are INI files deprecated in favor of the registry?

Files create their own problems.
Posted by oldnewthing | 139 Comments
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The forgotten common controls: The GetEffectiveClientRect function

For determining how much space is left after border controls are taken away.
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When in doubt, consult the online Magic 8 Ball

A little silliness.
Posted by oldnewthing | 13 Comments
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Darkon: A Larping Documentary

Intriguing, Captain.
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Who would win in a fight between a penguin and a lemur?

Settling a long-standing debate.
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Is DEP on or off on Windows XP Service Pack 2?

Why did that IP_ON_HEAP problem show up all of a sudden?
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Psychic debugging: IP on heap

Ah, dynamic code generation.
Posted by oldnewthing | 43 Comments
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Amusing bug reports: On poetry and prose

At least it wasn't haiku.
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Be clear with your antecedents when formulating your question

It's often not clear what "this" is.
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Proto-Microspeak: Pre-envisioning

Pre-visioning?
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VirtualLock only locks your memory into the working set

Only as long as your program is running.
Posted by oldnewthing | 60 Comments
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Why do we even have the DefWindowProc function?

Can't get use the dialog box model?
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Buy an island, or a country, or at least a replica of one

And you'll have to move to Dubai.
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