Were there any Windows 3.1 programs that were so incompatible with Windows 95 that there was no point trying to patch them? The permanently ineligible list. devblogs.microsoft.com devblogs.microsoft.com / feeds devblogs-microsoft-com-oldnewthing / / #creative / / 14 days 14d Share
Learning to read C++ compiler errors: Illegal use of -> when there is no -> in sight If the compiler is complaining about things you didn't write, find out who wrote them. devblogs.microsoft.com devblogs.microsoft.com / feeds devblogs-microsoft-com-oldnewthing / / #creative / / 15 days 15d Share
How can I use ReadDirectoryChangesW to know when someone is copying a file out of the directory? File copying is not a fundamental operation, nor is it even detectable at the file system layer. devblogs.microsoft.com devblogs.microsoft.com / feeds devblogs-microsoft-com-oldnewthing / / #creative / / 18 days 18d Share
Why doesn't the system let you declare your own messages to have the same semantics as WM_COPYDATA? Tempting but misleading. devblogs.microsoft.com devblogs.microsoft.com / feeds devblogs-microsoft-com-oldnewthing / / #creative / / 19 days 19d Share
The cover of C++: The Programming Language raises questions not answered by the cover What are we reading about here? devblogs.microsoft.com devblogs.microsoft.com / feeds devblogs-microsoft-com-oldnewthing / / #creative / / 20 days 20d Share
Before you check if an update caused your problem, check that it wasn't a problem before the update It was going to be like that when I got here. devblogs.microsoft.com devblogs.microsoft.com / feeds devblogs-microsoft-com-oldnewthing / / #creative / / 21 days 21d Share
A question about the maximimum number of values in a registry key raises questions about the question Why is this even a question? devblogs.microsoft.com devblogs.microsoft.com / feeds devblogs-microsoft-com-oldnewthing / / #creative / / 22 days 22d Share
What if a dialog wants to intercept its own message loop? You can steal them from your owner. devblogs.microsoft.com devblogs.microsoft.com / feeds devblogs-microsoft-com-oldnewthing / / #creative / / 25 days 25d Share
Why doesn't WM_ENTERIDLE work if the dialog box is a MessageBox? Because it opted out. devblogs.microsoft.com devblogs.microsoft.com / feeds devblogs-microsoft-com-oldnewthing / / #creative / / 26 days 26d Share
How can I change a dialog box's message loop to do a MsgWaitForMultipleObjects instead of GetMessage? The dialog box lets you change how it waits. devblogs.microsoft.com devblogs.microsoft.com / feeds devblogs-microsoft-com-oldnewthing / / #creative / / 27 days 27d Share