ID: Q89989
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT versions 3.1, 3.5, and 3.51
- Microsoft Windows 95 version 4.0
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ITEM ID ARTICLE TITLE PAGES
Q 83298 Objects Inherited Through a CreateProcess Call 1
Q 83670 Correct Use of Try/Finally 2
Q 83706 Exporting Callback Functions 1
Q 84240 Consoles Do Not Support ANSI Escape Sequences 1
Q 84244 Processes Maintain Only One Current Directory 1
Q 89296 How HEAPSIZE/STACKSIZE Commit > Reserve Affects Execution 1
Q 89373 Replacing the Windows NT Task Manager 1
Q 89750 AllocConsole() Necessary to Get Valid Handles 1
Q 89817 How to Specify Shared and Nonshared Data in a DLL 1
Q 90083 Windows NT Servers in Locked Closets 2
Q 90088 CreateFile() Using CONOUT$ or CONIN$ 1
Q 90368 Canceling Overlapped I/O 1
Q 90470 Getting Real Handle to Thread/Process Requires Two Calls 1
Q 90493 Determining Whether an Application is Console or GUI 4
Q 90530 Exporting Data from a DLL or an Application 2
Q 90745 Dynamic Loading of Win32 DLLs 2
Q 90749 Implementing a "Kill" Operation in Windows NT 2
Q 90837 Default Attributes for Console Windows 1
Q 90910 Win32 Priority Class Mechanism and the START Command 1
Q 91146 PRB: SEH with Abort() in the try Body 1
Q 91147 PRB: SEH with return in the finally Body Preempts Unwind 2
Q 91149 Using volatile to Prevent Optimization of try/except 1
Q 91150 Icons for Console Applications 1
Q 91194 Memory Handle Allocation 1
Q 91698 Sharing Win32 Services 1
Q 92395 Determining System Version from a Win32-based Application 3
Q 92761 Process Will Not Terminate Unless System Is In User-mode 1
Q 92764 Non-Addressable Range in Address Space 1
Q 92862 Alternatives to Using GetProcAddress() With LoadLibrary() 1
Q 94239 Secure Erasure Under Windows NT 1
Q 94561 WM_COMMNOTIFY is Obsolete for Win32-Based Applications 1
Q 94804 Thread Local Storage Overview 2
Q 94839 Precautions When Passing Security Attributes 1
Q 94840 Physical Memory Limits Number of Processes/Threads 1
Q 94920 Calculating String Length in Registry 1
Q 94947 PAGE_READONLY May Be Used as Discardable Memory 1
Q 94950 Clarification of COMMPROP dwMax?xQueue Members 1
Q 94990 OpenComm() and Related Flags Obsolete Under Win32 1
Q 94993 Global Quota for Registry Data 2
Q 94996 VirtualLock() Only Locks Pages into Working Set 1
Q 94997 Reducing the Count on a Semaphore Object 1
Q 94998 Trapping Floating-Point Exceptions in a Win32-based App 1
Q 94999 FormatMessage() Converts GetLastError() Codes 1
Q 95043 FlushViewOfFile() on Remote Files 1
Q 96005 Validating User Accounts (Impersonation) 2
Q 96209 Chaining Parent PSP Environment Variables 1
Q 96242 Distinguishing Between Keyboard ENTER and Keypad ENTER 1
Q 96418 Priority Inversion and Windows NT Scheduler 2
Q 96780 Security and Screen Savers 1
Q 97786 Default Stack in Win32-Based Applications 2
Q 97926 The Use of the SetLastErrorEx() API 1
Q 98216 Windows NT Virtual Memory Manager Uses FIFO 1
Q 98575 File Manager Passes Short Filename as Parameter 1
Q 98722 Getting the Net Time on a Domain 1
Q 98756 Increased Performance Using FILE_FLAG_SEQUENTIAL_SCAN 1
Q 98840 Noncontinuable Exceptions 1
Q 98892 PRB: Unexpected Result of SetFilePointer() with Devices 2
Q 98893 Limit on the Number of Bytes Written Asynchronously 2
Q 98952 Setting File Permissions 1
Q 99026 Possible Serial Baud Rates on Various Machines 1
Q 99114 Using GMEM_DDESHARE in Win32 Programming 1
Q 99115 Preventing the Console from Disappearing 1
Q 99173 Types of File I/O Under Win32 2
Q 99261 Performing a Clear Screen (CLS) in a Console Application 1
Q 99456 Win32 Equivalents for C Run-Time Functions 6
Q 99794 FILE_FLAG_WRITE_THROUGH and FILE_FLAG_NO_BUFFERING 2
Q 99795 PRB: SetConsoleOutputCP() Not Functional 1
Q 100027 Direct Drive Access Under Win32 1
Q 100291 Restriction on Named-Pipe Names 1
Q 100329 CPU Quota Limits Not Enforced 1
Q 101186 Time Stamps Under the FAT File System 1
Q 101190 Examining the dwOemId Value 1
Q 101193 Interrupting Threads in Critical Sections 1
Q 101378 Impersonation Provided by ImpersonateNamedPipeClient() 1
Q 102098 Gaining Access to ACLs 1
Q 102099 Administrator Access to Files 1
Q 102100 Passing Security Information to SetFileSecurity() 1
Q 102101 Extracting the SID from an ACE 1
Q 102102 How to Add an Access-Allowed ACE to a File 5
Q 102103 Computing the Size of a New ACL 1
Q 102104 FILE_READ_EA and FILE_WRITE_EA Specific Types 1
Q 102105 System GENERIC_MAPPING Structures 1
Q 102128 Why LoadLibraryEx() Returns an HINSTANCE 1
Q 102352 Passing a Pointer to a Member Function to the Win32 API 2
Q 102429 Detecting Closure of Command Window from a Console App 1
Q 102447 Definition of a Protected Server 1
Q 102555 How Windows NT Handles Floating-Point Calculations 2
Q 102798 Security Attributes on Named Pipes 2
Q 103237 Using Temporary File Can Improve Application Performance 1
Q 103858 Copy on Write Page Protection for Windows NT 2
Q 104136 Mapping .INI File Entries to the Registry 1
Q 105302 Canceling WaitCommEvent() with SetCommMask() 1
Q 105304 SetErrorMode() Is Inherited 1
Q 105305 Calling CRT Output Routines from a GUI Application 2
Q 105306 Getting and Using a Handle to a Directory 1
Q 105531 Named Pipe Buffer Size 1
Q 105532 The Use of PAGE_WRITECOPY 1
Q 105674 Setting the Console Configuration 1
Q 105675 First and Second Chance Exception Handling 1
Q 105678 Critical Sections Versus Mutexes 1
Q 105763 Using NTFS Alternate Data Streams 2
Q 106383 RegSaveKey() Requires SeBackupPrivilege 1
Q 106387 Sharing Objects with a Service 1
Q 106663 Accessing the Macintosh Resource Fork 1
Q 107728 Retrieving Counter Data From the Registry 3
Q 108228 Replace IsTask() with GetExitCodeProcess() 1
Q 108230 Accessing the Event Logs 2
Q 108231 CreateFileMapping() SEC_* Flags 2
Q 108448 Use LoadLibrary() on .EXE Files Only for Resources 1
Q 108449 Working Set Size, Nonpaged Pool, and VirtualLock() 3
Q 109619 Sharing All Data in a DLL 2
Q 110148 PRB: ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER from WriteFile() or ReadFile() 1
Q 110853 PRB: Can't Increase Process Priority 1
Q 111541 New Owner in Take-Ownership Operation 1
Q 111543 Creating a World SID 1
Q 111544 Looking Up the Current User and Domain 1
Q 111545 Security Context of Child Processes 1
Q 111546 Taking Ownership of Registry Keys 1
Q 111837 ERROR_BUS_RESET May Be Benign 1
Q 111838 Possible Cause for ERROR_INVALID_FUNCTION 1
Q 115231 Retrieving Time-Zone Information 1
Q 115232 Timer Resolution in Windows NT 1
Q 115236 Long Filenames on Windows NT FAT Partitions 2
Q 115522 Limits on Overlapped Pipe Operations 1
Q 115825 Accessing the Application Desktop from a Service 2
Q 115826 Clarification of SearchPath() Return Value 1
Q 115827 Filenames Ending with Space or Period Not Supported 1
Q 115828 Getting Floppy Drive Information 3
Q 115829 How to Gracefully Fail at Service Start 1
Q 115831 Specifying Serial Ports Larger than COM9 1
Q 115848 Services and Redirected Drives 1
Q 115945 Determining the Maximum Allowed Access for an Object 1
Q 115946 PRB: AccessCheck() Returns ERROR_INVALID_SECURITY_DESCR 1
Q 115947 Adding Categories for Events 2
Q 115948 Creating Access Control Lists for Directories 2
Q 117223 PRB: Byte-Range File Locking Deadlock Condition 2
Q 117261 PRB: RegCreateKeyEx() Gives Error 161 Under Windows NT 3.5 2
Q 117330 PRB: Error Message Box Returned When DLL Load Fails 2
Q 117892 Memory Requirements for a Win32 App vs. the Win16 Version 1
Q 118605 How to Create Inheritable Win32 Handles in Windows 95 2
Q 118625 Detecting Data on the Communications Port 1
Q 118626 Determining Whether the User is an Administrator 2
Q 118816 PRB: LoadLibrary() Fails with _declspec(thread) 1
Q 119163 Getting the Filename Given a Window Handle 5
Q 119218 PRB: Named Pipe Write() Limited to 64K 1
Q 119669 Listing Account Privileges 2
Q 120556 PRB: Starting a Service Returns "Logon Failure" Error 1
Q 120557 Dealing w/ Lengthy Processing in Service Control Handler 1
Q 120697 Additional Information for WIN32_FIND_DATA 1
Q 124103 Obtaining a Console Window Handle (HWND) 2
Q 124207 Detecting x86 Floating Point Coprocessor in Win32 2
Q 124305 Which Windows NT (Server or Workstation) Is Running? 2
Q 125657 Mutex Wait Is FIFO But Can Be Interrupted 1
Q 125660 How to Set Foreground/Background Responsiveness in Code 1
Q 125661 How to Support Language Independent Strings in Event Logging 2
Q 125677 How to Share Data Between Different Mappings of a DLL 2
Q 125688 How to Port a 16-bit DLL to a Win32 DLL 5
Q 125689 How to Detect All Program Terminations 3
Q 125691 Overview of the Windows 95 Virtual Address Space Layout 3
Q 125710 Types of Thunking Available in Win32 Platforms 3
Q 125712 How To Open Volumes Under Windows 95 1
Q 125713 Common File Mapping Problems and Platform Differences 4
Q 125714 How to Start an Application at Boot Time Under Windows 95 1
Q 125717 Limitations of Overlapped I/O in Windows 95 2
Q 125867 Understanding Win16Mutex 2
Q 125868 How to Display Debugging Messages in Windows 95 1
Q 126628 How to Spawn a Console App and Redirect Standard Handles 1
Q 126629 How CREATOR_OWNER and CREATOR_GROUP Affect Security 2
Q 126645 PRB: Access Denied When Opening a Named Pipe from a Service 2
Q 126766 Determining the Network Protocol Used By Named Pipes 1
Q 126767 Improve System Performance by Using Proper Working Set Size 1
Q 126768 How to Design Multithreaded Applications to Avoid Deadlock 2
Q 127860 PRB: CreateProcess() of Windows-Based Application Fails 1
Q 127862 PRB: After CreateService() with UNC Name, Service Start Fails 1
Q 127904 How to Modify Executable Code in Memory 1
Q 127905 PRB: Messages Sent to Mailslot Are Duplicated 1
Q 127990 How to Delete Keys from the Windows NT Registry 1
Q 127991 GetLastError() May Differ Between Windows 95 and Windows NT 1
Q 127992 Thread Handles and Thread IDs 1
Q 128126 FileTimeToLocalFileTime() Adjusts for Daylight Saving Time 3
Q 128404 PRB: Corruption of the Perflib Registry Values 2
Q 128642 How to Change Hard Error Popup Handling in Windows NT 3
Q 128731 How to Back Up the Windows NT Registry 5
Q 128787 PRB: COMM (TTY) Sample Does Not Work on Windows 95 1
Q 129003 PRB: Description for Event ID Could Not Be Found 1
Q 130331 Copying Compressed Files 1
Q 131065 How to Obtain a Handle to Any Process with SeDebugPrivilege 4
Q 131144 How to Assign Privileges to Accounts for API Calls 1
Q 131320 How to Convert a Binary SID to Textual Form 4
Q 140570 How to Move Files That Are Currently in Use 2
Q 154093 How to Call 32-bit Code from 16-bit Code in Windows 95 4
Keywords : kblist kbnokeyword kbKernBase kbGrpKernBase
Version : 3.1 3.5 3.51 4.0
Platform : NT WINDOWSLast Reviewed: October 23, 1997