Re: What happens if....

On May 29, 6:34 pm, "Jim Carlock" <anonym...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"HandyMan" wrote...

: What happens if too many of the same apps keeps opening up?
:
: Does XP have some default strategy for that case?

Mutex is probably what you want to research.

Windows API:

CreateMutexEx
ReleaseMutexEx

If I open too many apps, my video starts going funcky and
wacky (XP SP2). Windows do not display themselves prop-
erly.

--
Jim Carlock

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Jim Carlock
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Thanks for all the answers provided.
I was also told that if multiple windows keeping opening up, windows
starts giving each one a lower and lower priority.

Andy


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