Oct 31, 2017
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Why does upgrading my project to Unicode cause Visual Studio to use a different version of the common controls?
Because it's now possible.
Showing results for October 2017 - The Old New Thing
Oct 30, 2017
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Should I name my file mapping after the file it was created from?
Well, it depends on why you're giving it a name at all.
Oct 27, 2017
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How do I preserve the user’s notification icon preferences for my program after I update it?
Give it a GUID.
Oct 26, 2017
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How do I prevent my registered hotkey from firing repeatedly due to auto-repeat?
You can ask for auto-repeat to be ignored.
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 24, 2017
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When I use Alt+PrtSc to take a screen shot of a maximized window, why does it capture a few pixels from an adjacent monitor?
Because it's hanging over the edge.
Oct 23, 2017
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A closer look at the complexity analysis of finding the k’th smallest element in two sorted arrays
Let's calculate it properly.
Oct 20, 2017
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On the gradual improvements in how the system deals with the failure to initialize a critical section
Gradually improve the situation until the problem vanishes completely.
Oct 19, 2017
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How do I create a shortcut whose target is specified by a relative path?
It's already in there.
Oct 18, 2017
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I used WS_EX_COMPOSITED to get rid of my redrawing flicker, but it resulted in sluggish response
The system needs to know when to present the back-buffer.