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Umm, the alternate functions are listed in the topic ... as TlsGetValue 
and CoGetContextToken ...

price of bread?

Dave Korn wrote:
>   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
>