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From: "Dave Korn" <dave.korn@artimi.com>
To: "'Or Steven's Ballmers on a plate...'" <cygwin-talk@cygwin.com>
Subject: Bring me the head of Bill Gates!
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  AAAARRRGGH!

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms686708(VS.85).aspx

[This structure may be altered in future versions of Windows. Applications
should use the alternate functions listed in this topic.]

typedef struct _TEB {
  BYTE Reserved1[1952];
  PVOID Reserved2[412];
  PVOID TlsSlots[64];
  BYTE Reserved3[8];
  PVOID Reserved4[26];
  PVOID ReservedForOle;
  PVOID Reserved5[4];
  PVOID TlsExpansionSlots;
} TEB, 
 *PTEB;


  Ok then, let's see what "alternate functions" they're talking about....

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms684847(VS.85).aspx
Process and Thread Functions

 [ ... ]

Obsolete Functions

    * NtGetCurrentProcessorNumber
    * NtQueryInformationProcess
    * NtQueryInformationThread
    * WinExec
    * ZwQueryInformationProcess


  GNRREAAAARGH!  <gnashing of teeth>

*head*bonk*desk*bonk*head*bonk*desk*bonk*head*bonk*desk*bonk*

    cheers,
      DaveK
-- 
Can't think of a witty .sigline today....