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More on using a Named Mutex in Vista

Posted on September 14, 2007 by Bob

This is a follow-up to the Kernel Object Namespace and Vista post. Those previous findings were made using an administrative user in Vista. When I tried creating a ‘Session\AppName’ Mutex as a non-administrative user though, the application hung! Just to … Continue reading →

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Kernel Object Namespace and Vista

Posted on August 20, 2007 by Bob

Just a quick development note: According to Kernel Object Namespaces objects can have one of three predefined prefixes — ‘Local\’, ‘Global\’, or ‘Session\’. For Win2K/XP I’ve always used the ‘Local\’ prefix, which works fine. My primary use is with a … Continue reading →

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