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Where did WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN come from?

In the days before precompiled headers.
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Can I talk to that William fellow? He was so helpful

His friends call him Bill.
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Why does shlwapi import a nonexistent function?

It existed at one point, although it doesn't exist any more.
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What is the format for FirstInstallDateTime on Windows 95?

It tries to be DOS date/time format but misses.
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Windows 95's ticking death

Tick tick tick.
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Woe unto PROGMAN.INI

A file format once documented becomes an API.
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What is the maximum number of timers a program can create?

It's still limited, but the limit changes over time.
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Microspeak: Whale Boy

The Messenger buddy icon.
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Why was MoveTo replaced with MoveToEx?

Because there was no way prove people wouldn't mind the change.
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