Article List for Windows Kernel Programming Issues
ID: Q108186
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ARTICLE LISTING
ITEM ID ARTICLE TITLE PAGES
Q 10220 Locking Discardable Objects 1 Q 10641 Heap and Stack Usage Within Windows 1 Q 11248 Windows: Nonpreemptive vs. Preemptive Scheduling 1 Q 11467 Reference Counts for Windows Dynamic Libraries 1 Q 11509 Definition of Different Types of Libraries in Windows 1 Q 11591 The Purpose of WINSTUB in Windows SDK 1 Q 11623 How to Transparently Intercept Procedure Calls in Windows 2 Q 11941 How to Get a Pointer to the Stack 1 Q 11979 How Windows Resolves Far Calls When Movable Flag Is Used 1 Q 11988 Windows File I/O vs. C Run-time File I/O 2 Q 12244 Fatal Error Messages 0x0140 and 0x0240 1 Q 21581 Shrinking Heap Space 1 Q 22374 How a DLL Can Display a Message Using MessageBox() 1 Q 22384 Windows Does Not Implement INT 15H to Handle Multitasking 1 Q 22523 Windows Does Not Support Real-Time Programming 1 Q 30296 When Can a Call to GlobalLock() Fail? 1 Q 32680 ValidateFreeSpaces(), GlobalCompact(), and Wild Pointers 2 Q 41451 PRB: Windows FatalExit 0x0280 Error Caused by FAR WinMain 1 Q 43041 Calculating Memory Requirements for MS-DOS-Based Apps 2 Q 43276 Applications and the Math Coprocessor Under Windows 1 Q 43397 Using OpenFile() with Sharing and Inheritance Bits 1 Q 45704 Using GlobalFlags() to Test for GMEM_DISCARDABLE 1 Q 45877 How Windows Updates the LRU (Least Recently Used) List 1 Q 46524 PRB: File Handles Cannot Be Shared Between Programs or DLLs 1 Q 47125 Demand Paging MS-DOS-Based Applications 2 Q 49838 PRB: GlobalUnlock() Can Cause Fatal Exit 0x02F0 1 Q 50741 Failure to Load Resources When All File Handles Are Used 1 Q 51503 Requested Contents for Windows Problem Reports 2 Q 57954 EMS Support in Windows Versions 3.0 and 3.1 3 Q 58412 Do Not Use the MS-DOS APPEND Utility in Windows 1 Q 61285 Global Lock Count Changes in Windows 3.x 2 Q 61777 Why GlobalAlloc() Returns a Handle to a 0-Byte Segment 1 Q 62065 DPMI Specification Available from Intel 1 Q 64126 Overview of How to Share Memory Between Applications 2 Q 65128 Windows Int 21h and NetBIOS Support for DPMI 4 Q 66462 C Run-time Functions Can Use Far Pointers in Medium Model 2 Q 66945 PRB: Fatal Exit Code 0x0019 Definition and Causes 1 Q 67673 How to Determine When Another Application Has Finished 3 Q 67675 Access to the Windows Clipboard by MS-DOS-Based App 3 Q 67725 File Manager's Mechanism for Sensing File System Changes 1 Q 68081 Creating a Single Import Library for Multiple DLLs 2 Q 68552 PRB: Cannot Exit Windows with DLL-Instanced Windows Open 1 Q 68565 Creating Dynamic-Linked Libraries Without Data Segments 2 Q 68624 Profiling Time Between OutputDebugString and FatalExit 2 Q 68827 Updating Cached Private Profiles (.INI Files) 2 Q 69027 Handling Critical Errors in Windows-Based Application 1 Q 69756 Avoid Low-Level Operations in Windows Programs: Use DLLs 1
Q 69895 PRB: Activating Full-Screen DOS App from Icon in Enhanced Mode 1
Q 69897 Using Variable Argument Lists in DLL Functions 2 Q 71148 PRB: GetModuleHandle() and Long Path Causes UAE 1 Q 71760 Drive and Directory Manipulation in Windows 1 Q 72236 Maximizing the Use of Available Memory in Windows 2 Q 72385 Retrieving the Filename of an Application or DLL 1 Q 72459 Shorthand Notation for Memory Allocation Flags 1 Q 72744 Determining That SHARE Is Loaded Under Microsoft Windows 1 Q 73666 WINMEM32 Not Version Dependent 1 Q 73668 MS-DOS-Based Application Characteristics Under Windows 1 Q 73677 Allocation Limit on WINMEM32 Global32Alloc() Function 1 Q 73679 Appropriate Uses of WINMEM32 1 Q 74040 Ownership of Global Memory Allocated by a DLL 1 Q 74197 Minimizing Lock and Unlock Calls in Protected Mode 1 Q 74288 Some Windows Functions Cannot Be Called from LibMain 1 Q 74360 Three Methods to Import Functions from a DLL 1 Q 74363 PRB: Fatal Exit 0x00FF or 0xD000: MakeProcInstance Fails 1 Q 74412 Steady Timer Messages in a Dynamic-Link Library (DLL) 2 Q 74445 Opening Files, Compatibility Mode and Windows 1 Q 74696 Using Memory Below 1 Megabyte 2 Q 74809 Using a TSR to Share XMS Memory Between Virtual Machines 1 Q 74887 How to Start a Windows-Based App Directly from MS-DOS 1 Q 74890 Sharing Windows-Based Applications Across Networks 1 Q 74940 Keeping MS-DOS-Based App Active Under Windows 3.1 2 Q 74941 Determining Free Memory in Windows Enhanced Mode 2 Q 75257 Passing File Handles from TSR to Windows-Based App 2 Q 75338 Determining Windows Version, Mode from MS-DOS App 2 Q 75359 PRB: One Cause of Fatal Exit 0x0140 "Local Heap Is Busy" 1 Q 75682 Techniques to Find Extended Memory in a Windows DLL 2 Q 75737 PRB: One Cause of Fatal Exit 0x001A 1 Q 76247 Using TOOLHELP to Determine Free System Resources 1 Q 76280 Determining Which COM Ports Are Present in Enhanced Mode 2 Q 76390 Full-Screen MS-DOS Apps Slow Timer Msgs in Enhanced Mode 2 Q 76452 PRB: Global TSR Pop-ups Incompatible with Windows 1 Q 76476 General Information Regarding Dynamic-Link Libraries 3 Q 76581 PRB: LoadLibrary() Returns Error 6 1 Q 76582 PRB: Reset A20 Bit Set During DPMI Simulate Interrupt Crash 1 Q 76676 Differences Between Task Handles and Instance Handles 1 Q 76682 Properly Using Dynamic-Link Libraries 1 Q 77226 Memory Access Methods for Protected Mode Applications 2 Q 77365 Considerations for Programming DATA NONE DLLs 2 Q 77473 Rules for Using Far Pointers to Memory Objects 2 Q 77986 Using _export Keyword or DEF File EXPORTS Statement 2 Q 78326 Real Mode Not Supported by Windows 3.1 2 Q 78542 Retrieving MS-DOS Environment Vars from a Windows DLL 2 Q 79194 Using Huge Pointers with Blocks of Memory Larger Than 64K 1 Q 80124 Retrieving the Names of Simultaneous Tasks Under Windows 2 Q 80783 Determining the Version of MS-DOS from a Windows App 3 Q 81496 Modules, Instances, and Tasks 5 Q 81546 PRB: Segment Was Discardable Under 3.0 Notification 1 Q 81577 Limits on the Number of Open Files 1 Q 81813 Hooking Interrupt 21h Before Windows 1 Q 82298 Windows 3.1 Standard Mode and the VCPI 2 Q 83008 XMS Calls Under Windows 3.1 1 Q 83301 Retrieving Application Exit Code in MS-DOS Window 1 Q 83455 PRB: XMS Version Information in MS-DOS Window Incorrect 1 Q 84778 Memory Use Limitations in Microsoft Windows 2 Q 86081 PRB: DLL Function Returns Float or Double Value Incorrectly 2 Q 86230 PRB: Avoiding "Insufficient Memory to Run" Errors 2 Q 86263 Redirecting Debugging Information Under Windows 3.0, 3.1 3 Q 86648 No MS-DOS Extended Error Info for Windows File Functions 1
Q 86723 PRB: Creating File with Exclusive Access Allows Concurrent Use 1
Q 88278 Creating Import Libraries with the __export Modifier 2 Q 89331 Stack Traces Under Windows 3.1 SDK Debugging Kernel 3 Q 89560 Creating Dynamic Code Segments Using PrestoChangoSelector 2 Q 89568 Additional Documentation for GetDOSEnvironment() 1 Q 90294 Using Large Memory Model, Microsoft C/C++, & Windows 3.1 2 Q 90562 Using OpenDriver() to Communicate Data to Installable Drv 1 Q 92528 Terminating Windows-Based Application from Another App 3 Q 92942 GlobalReAlloc() and GMEM_ZEROINIT Clarified 2 Q 93343 Calling Int86?, Intdos?, and DOS3Call() from Windows 2 Q 93470 Virtual DMA Services (VDS) Application Note Available 1 Q 95545 Using GlobalDosAlloc() and GlobalDosFree() 3 Q 96422 Detecting Idle Time in Windows 1 Q 97758 Registering a Class in a DLL 2 Q 99335 PRB: Error in the THSAMPLE Sample Application 1 Q 99671 Chaining NotifyRegister Callbacks Issuing Notifications 2 Q 99861 PRB: Using SetCommState() to Toggle DTR/RTS for Flow Control 1 Q 101417 Accessing the Modem Status Register (MSR) in Windows 2 Q 101419 The DCB Structure in Windows 3.1 5 Q 101421 Sharing Files with Windows for Workgroups Clients 2 Q 102640 The "Segment Load Failure" Error Message 1 Q 102644 WEP and Link Error L2023 Export Imported 1 Q 102871 Callback Functions in Multiple Instance Applications 1 Q 102958 PRB: Passing Modified Environments to Child Processes 2 Q 103637 Use EV_RINGTE for Modem Ring Detection 1 Q 103950 SetSelectorLimit() Crossing 1 Megabyte Boundary 2 Q 104498 How OF_SHARE Modes Affect Opening Files 1 Q 104790 Using Int 21h Get/Set Media ID in the Windows Environment 3 Q 105137 Explanation of Exporting Functions in Windows 2 Q 105207 PRB: KRNL386: Unable to Enter Protected Mode 1 Q 105274 Solving the "Insufficient Memory to Run" Situation 1 Q 105922 How to Determine Drive Types in Windows 4 Q 107172 Determining the Stack Size of an Application 2 Q 107174 PRB: Not Enough Space for Environment 2 Q 107691 Using DebugOutput to Debug a Windows-Based Application 2 Q 107692 "Backward Compatibility Hack Enabled" Warning 1 Q 107694 PRB: Share Buffer Exceeded 1 Q 108314 Using More Than Four Communications Ports in Windows 2 Q 108928 Setting Baud Rates in Windows 3.1 2 Q 111610 Suppressing "Cannot Find MYDLL.DLL" Error Box 2 Q 112388 GETBASEIRQ EscapeCommFunction() 1 Q 112638 WEPs, Windows, and Microsoft Visual C/C++ Compilers 4 Q 114473 Intel Privileged and Sensitive Instructions 2 Q 117743 How to Move Data Between Large Overlapping Buffers 2 Q 119206 Using WM_COMMNOTIFY in an MFC Application 1 Q 119506 Transmitting a BREAK Signal 2 Q 119853 PC Hangs While Running a Communications Application 2 Q 131371 Determining System Version from a Windows-Based Application 2 Q 131426 How to Access Physical Memory in 16-bit Windows-Based Apps 6
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Keywords : kbprg kb16bitonly KrMisc Version : 3.10 Platform : WINDOWS Issue type : kbinfo
Last Reviewed: October 23, 1997
