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Microsoft Windows Internals Review
I’ve always been a bit twiddler – whether it’s doing machine code on an 8-bit RCA COSMAC microprocessor or writing 16-bit drivers for Windows 3.1 or doing Windows Server 2003 storage related development, I’ve never shied away from getting into the meat...
Windows Server 2003 SP1 notes
I just installed the new Release Candidate for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 . Superfically, it appears to have most of the security features from Windows XP Service Pack 2. So far no problems with the install or interaction with anything I previous...
Posted: Dec 08 2004, 08:25 PM by ChuckOp | with no comments
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Show all in Device Manager
The Windows registry keeps track of all hardware devices that have been installed on the machine. The Device Manager only displays the hardware devices that are currently connected to the machine. Hardware that is not currently connected, such as a USB...
Posted: Jul 23 2004, 08:26 AM by ChuckOp | with 2 comment(s)
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New Microsoft Mouse by Philippe Starck
Noted designer Philippe Starck who works under the name of S+ARCK has designed a new mouse for Microsoft. Inspired by the two hemispheres of the brain, the mouse is divided down the center by a glowing strip. In the pictures on Microsoft's web site ,...
Posted: Jul 17 2004, 09:43 AM by ChuckOp | with 1 comment(s)
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Intel's PCI Vender ID
Each vendor of hardware that is designed for the PCI bus is assigned a identification number for their products. Intel's ID is 0x 8086 (expressed in hex notation), named after the microprocessor that started the PC revolution. I remember the telephone...
Posted: Jul 13 2004, 04:15 PM by ChuckOp | with no comments
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