On Mon, 14 Jan 2002, Vincent Tiu (AV-PH) wrote:
>
> you don't need the source code for everything. you just have to be
> resourceful enough to find what you need. and let's just say, it's
> part of my job to know. =)
>
>
> (the gdi routines apparently are in the same ring as the kernel in win9x)
> who told you that? the gdi routines are ring-3 routines, the kernel
> is always in ring-0. if the kernel you're talking about is KERNEL32.DLL,
> you're seriously misinformed and most probably fooled by the naming
> convention used by microsoft here.
hi, i was just wondering/speculating re:why gdi apps in ring-3 can crash a
system. i based my now-corrected speculations on linux kernel
implementation. i'm sorry. it just so happens i dont believe everything i
read technical about win9x anymore. no offense to your job really =)
pong
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