The Old New Thing

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Could <CODE>Write­Process­Memory</CODE> be made faster by avoiding the intermediate buffer?

Feb 18, 2026

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Could Write­Process­Memory be made faster by avoiding the intermediate buffer?

Raymond Chen

Raymond Chen

I guess it could, but why bother?

Microspeak: Escrow

Feb 17, 2026

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Microspeak: Escrow

Raymond Chen

Raymond Chen

Final build, final, final, final 2, ship this one.

It rather involved being on the other side of the airtight hatchway: Tricking(?) a program into reading files

Feb 16, 2026

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It rather involved being on the other side of the airtight hatchway: Tricking(?) a program into reading files

Raymond Chen

Raymond Chen

Is it really a trick when reading the file is the purpose of the program?

How can I distinguish between the numeric keypad 0 and the top-row 0 in the <CODE>WM_<WBR>CHAR</CODE> message?

Feb 13, 2026

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How can I distinguish between the numeric keypad 0 and the top-row 0 in the WM_CHAR message?

Raymond Chen

Raymond Chen

See if it matches the scan code.

How can I distinguish between the numeric keypad 0 and the top-row 0 in the <CODE>WM_<WBR>KEY­DOWN</CODE> message?

Feb 12, 2026

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How can I distinguish between the numeric keypad 0 and the top-row 0 in the WM_KEY­DOWN message?

Raymond Chen

Raymond Chen

Check whether it is an extended key.

How do I suppress the hover effects when I put a Win32 common controls ListView in single-click mode?

Feb 11, 2026

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How do I suppress the hover effects when I put a Win32 common controls ListView in single-click mode?

Raymond Chen

Raymond Chen

You can prevent the item from becoming hot-tracked.

How did Windows 95 get permission to put the Weezer video <I>Buddy Holly</I> on the CD?

Feb 10, 2026

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How did Windows 95 get permission to put the Weezer video Buddy Holly on the CD?

Raymond Chen

Raymond Chen

Asking nicely, and asking a lot of people.

What should I do if a wait call reports <CODE>WAIT_<WBR>ABANDONED</CODE>?

Feb 9, 2026

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What should I do if a wait call reports WAIT_ABANDONED?

Raymond Chen

Raymond Chen

It's your one chance to make amends.

How can I prevent the user from changing the widths of ListView columns in version 5 of the common controls?, part 2

Feb 6, 2026

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How can I prevent the user from changing the widths of ListView columns in version 5 of the common controls?, part 2

Raymond Chen

Raymond Chen

Preventing the resize cursor from appearing.

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