http://blogs.msdn.com/rflaming/archive/tags/bag+of+tricks/default.aspxTags: bag of tricksen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/rflaming/archive/2008/11/30/microsoft-detours-i-wish-i-had-deeper-hooks-into-windows.aspxMon, 01 Dec 2008 07:46:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9159490rflaming1http://blogs.msdn.com/rflaming/comments/9159490.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/rflaming/commentrss.aspx?PostID=9159490<P>This month's ISV Newsletter from Microsoft contained this bumper for Detours.&nbsp; </P> <P> <TABLE class=MsoNormalTable style="mso-cellspacing: 0in; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0 class="MsoNormalTable"> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes"> <TD class="" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 15pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" vAlign=top></TD> <TD class="" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" vAlign=top> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><A href="http://co1piltwb.partners.extranet.microsoft.com/mcoeredir/mcoeredirect.aspx?linkId=10877420&amp;s1=8a9e7936-fb8f-c212-bc8f-dd82b9c02682">Microsoft Detours: “I Wish I Had Deeper Hooks into Windows”</A> <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Developers can now significantly enhance their product features by taking greater advantage of Windows functionality through Microsoft Detours. Already, more than 50 ISVs have licensed this research project. Detours can be used to intercept 32-bit and 64-bit functions. For example, use Detours to create an automatic distributed partitioning system within your product. Or, use Detours to create file backups when file delete commands are issued. You can license commercial rights to incorporate and distribute Detours 32-bit and 64-bit functionality in your own product. The Detours package includes utilities, complete documentation of the Detours API, and a transactional model for attaching and detaching Detours. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></BLOCKQUOTE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>A powerful technology especially when in the right hands.</P><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9159490" width="1" height="1">bag of trickshttp://blogs.msdn.com/rflaming/archive/2007/10/03/windows-installer-links-on-download-center.aspxWed, 03 Oct 2007 19:39:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:5264721rflaming0http://blogs.msdn.com/rflaming/comments/5264721.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/rflaming/commentrss.aspx?PostID=5264721<P>A useful little link is this filtered sort for <A class="" href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/browse.aspx?displaylang=en&amp;productID=9DD7A078-F8B0-457F-96CD-39C8428C2AEE" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/browse.aspx?displaylang=en&amp;productID=9DD7A078-F8B0-457F-96CD-39C8428C2AEE">top ranked links for Windows Installer</A> on download.microsoft.com.</P> <P>Windows Installer is listed as the 22nd most popular download.</P> <P>There is also a <A class="" href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/Results.aspx?displaylang=en&amp;nr=50" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/Results.aspx?displaylang=en&amp;nr=50">stack rank for all downloads</A> too.</P><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=5264721" width="1" height="1">bag of tricks