The Old New Thing
Practical development throughout the evolution of Windows.
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Jan 8, 2025
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Inside STL: Waiting for a std::atomic<std::shared_ptr<T>> to change, part 1
Waiting on a single pointer, but checking for two.
Jan 7, 2025
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Gesellschaft zur Stärkung der Verben: The German Society for the Irregularization of Verbs
Stand strong and proud.
Jan 7, 2025
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Emergency power resets on Lenovo, HP, Dell, and Acer laptops
Looking for the magic button.
Jan 6, 2025
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How can I tell whether a change to a control was due to the user or due to my program?
You know when it was done by your program because you did it.
Jan 3, 2025
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Forcing an ERROR_KEY_DELETED error when trying to open HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software
Just an exercise to show that it can be done, even though it's highly unlikely to occur in practice.
Jan 2, 2025
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Could I be getting ERROR_KEY_DELETED for HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software when the user logs off?
Probably not, but there are some edge cases.
Jan 1, 2025
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How is it possible to get ERROR_KEY_DELETED when I’m creating a key?
The key that got deleted is not the one you are trying to create.
Dec 31, 2024
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Making sure the Microsoft Visual C++ compiler chooses the right source encoding
Making sure the file and settings are set correctly.