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-# kbarchive
+# Microsoft KnowledgeBase Archive (circa 2002)
+
+This repository contains all the KB content from Microsoft's FTP archive, circa 2002.
+
+It started with a collection of 56,989 TXT files, which were then [converted](scripts/genmd.js) to Markdown files
+in anticipation of publishing the content using GitHub Pages.  The original TXT files have not been stored in the
+repository, since they can be obtained from snapshots of Microsoft's FTP archive elsewhere, and since the Markdown
+files are virtually identical, with only minor reformatting of the headers (to make them consistent with the way KB
+articles were formatted in the Microsoft Programmer's Library CD-ROMs) and removal of the boilerplate legal notices
+(which will be restored prior to publishing, via a page template).
+
+A [log file](scripts/genmd.log) recorded the use of any non-ASCII characters.  These haven't been examined yet,
+so it's unclear if the files used CP-437, CP-1252, UTF-8, or some other character set.

kb/010/Q10022/README.md

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+---
+layout: page
+title: "Q10022: OFF97: EPS File Is Not Printed or Is Printed Incorrectly in NT"
+permalink: kb/010/Q10022/
+---
+
+## Q10022: OFF97: EPS File Is Not Printed or Is Printed Incorrectly in NT
+
+	Article: Q10022
+	Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
+	Version(s): WINDOWS:97; winnt:4.0
+	Operating System(s): 
+	Keyword(s): kbprint kbPrinting
+	Last Modified: 07-SEP-2001
+
+	-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	The information in this article applies to:
+
+	- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
+	- Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows 
+	- Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows 
+	- the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 
+	-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+	SYMPTOMS
+	========
+
+	When you print an Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) file, the file may fail to print
+	or may be printed incorrectly.
+
+	CAUSE
+	=====
+
+	This problem may occur when you print an EPS file under Microsoft Windows NT
+	version 4.0.
+
+	RESOLUTION
+	==========
+
+	To correct this problem, obtain Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2).
+
+	STATUS
+	======
+
+	Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
+	the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 97
+	Service Release 2 (SR-2).
+
+	MORE INFORMATION
+	================
+
+	For additional information about SR-2, please see the following article in the
+	Microsoft Knowledge Base:
+
+	  Q151261 OFF97: How to Obtain and Install MS Office 97 SR-2
+
+
+	Additional query words: EPS filter print garbled does not is printed
+
+	======================================================================
+	Keywords          : kbprint kbPrinting 
+	Technology        : kbWordSearch kbExcelSearch kbOSWinSearch kbPowerPtSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbOSWinNT400 kbPowerPt97 kbZNotKeyword2 kbExcel97Search kbPowerPt97Search kbZNotKeyword3 kbOSWinNTSearch kbExcelWinSearch
+	Version           : WINDOWS:97; winnt:4.0
+	Issue type        : kbbug
+	Solution Type     : kbfix
+
+	=============================================================================
+

kb/010/Q10212/README.md

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+---
+layout: page
+title: "Q10212: INFO: Definition of a Region"
+permalink: kb/010/Q10212/
+---
+
+## Q10212: INFO: Definition of a Region
+
+	Article: Q10212
+	Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
+	Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1
+	Operating System(s): 
+	Keyword(s): kbSDKWin32 kbSDKWin16
+	Last Modified: 19-JUN-1999
+
+	3.00 3.10
+	WINDOWS
+	kbprg kbref kbdocerr
+
+	-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	The information in this article applies to:
+
+	- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1 
+	-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	SUMMARY
+	=======
+
+	The term "region" is used throughout the Windows documentation; however, the
+	term is not defined. This article explains regions, how they are used, and how a
+	region is defined or specified.
+
+	MORE INFORMATION
+	================
+
+	Unlike most graphics packages that can manipulate only simple geometric
+	structures (usually rectilinear), The Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI)
+	has the unique ability to gather an arbitrary set of spatially coherent points
+	into a structure called a region, and perform complex yet rapid manipulations
+	and calculations on such structures. This feature not only makes standard
+	programs simpler and faster, it also allows operations to be performed that
+	would otherwise be nearly impossible (for example, it is fundamental to the
+	implementation of the Windows user interface).
+
+	Although most GDI function parameters are given in logical units and then are
+	converted to device units, region function parameters are given in device
+	units.
+
+	A region is defined by defining lines, shapes (such as rectangles and ellipses),
+	or other regions. The outline of a region should be one or more closed loops. A
+	region can be concave or convex, can consist of one area or many disjoint areas,
+	and can have "holes" in the middle.
+
+	Many calculations can be performed on regions. For example, given any two
+	regions, GDI can find their union, intersection, difference, and exclusive.
+	There is a set of graphic operations on regions to draw them on the screen.
+
+	When a region is selected into a Device Context (DC), a new clipping area is
+	created. Any graphics sent to that DC will be clipped to the region created.
+	Regions are defined using CreateRectRgn(), CreateEllipticRgn(), and
+	CreatePolygonRgn().
+
+	Additional query words: 3.00 3.10
+
+	======================================================================
+	Keywords          : kbSDKWin32 kbSDKWin16 
+	Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK310
+	Version           : WINDOWS:3.1
+	Issue type        : kbinfo
+
+	=============================================================================
+

kb/010/Q10213/README.md

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+---
+layout: page
+title: "Q10213: INFO: Window Handles of Global Objects"
+permalink: kb/010/Q10213/
+---
+
+## Q10213: INFO: Window Handles of Global Objects
+
+	Article: Q10213
+	Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
+	Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.1
+	Operating System(s): 
+	Keyword(s): kb16bitonly kbSDKPlatform kbGrpDSUser kbWndw
+	Last Modified: 06-NOV-1999
+
+	-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	The information in this article applies to:
+
+	- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) versions 3.0, 3.1 
+	-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	SUMMARY
+	=======
+
+	A handle is a unique, fixed identifier for a global object. Handles exist to
+	allow easy, indirect access to an object that may move in memory.
+
+	Handles are unique only among the objects to which they refer. A handle to a
+	window will always be different from all other handles to windows, but it could
+	have the same value as a handle to a brush (or to any other object).
+
+	It is safe to hold onto a window handle (or any handle) of a global object. As
+	long as that object exists, its handle will not change.
+
+	Additional query words:
+
+	======================================================================
+	Keywords          : kb16bitonly kbSDKPlatform kbGrpDSUser kbWndw 
+	Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK300 kbWinSDK310
+	Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.1
+	Issue type        : kbinfo
+
+	=============================================================================
+

kb/010/Q10216/README.md

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+---
+layout: page
+title: "Q10216: Using EndPaint() and BeginPaint()"
+permalink: kb/010/Q10216/
+---
+
+## Q10216: Using EndPaint() and BeginPaint()
+
+	Article: Q10216
+	Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
+	Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.1
+	Operating System(s): 
+	Keyword(s): kb16bitonly
+	Last Modified: 06-NOV-1999
+
+	-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	The information in this article applies to:
+
+	- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) versions 3.0, 3.1 
+	-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	SUMMARY
+	=======
+
+	The PAINTSTRUCT structure contains information for an application that can be
+	used to paint the client area of a window owned by that application.
+
+	The PAINTSTRUCT data structure is automatically updated by the BeginPaint()
+	function; if a window has been restored, BeginPaint() will update the
+	PAINTSTRUCT fields (for example, fRestore). The application would be duplicating
+	effort if it also updated the fields of the PAINTSTRUCT after a window is
+	restored. The EndPaint() procedure is required after BeginPaint(). The
+	application only needs to be concerned about its own paint procedure that comes
+	between BeginPaint() and EndPaint().
+
+	For additional information on the PAINTSTRUCT data structure, see page 7-55 in
+	the "Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit Reference Volume 2" for version
+	3.0 of the Windows SDK, and page 384 in the "Microsoft Windows Software
+	Development Kit Programmer's Reference, Volume 3: Messages, Structures, and
+	Macros" for version 3.1 of the Windows SDK.
+
+	Additional query words: 3.00 3.10
+
+	======================================================================
+	Keywords          : kb16bitonly 
+	Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK300 kbWinSDK310
+	Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.1
+
+	=============================================================================
+

kb/010/Q10220/README.md

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+---
+layout: page
+title: "Q10220: Locking Discardable Objects"
+permalink: kb/010/Q10220/
+---
+
+## Q10220: Locking Discardable Objects
+
+	Article: Q10220
+	Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
+	Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.1
+	Operating System(s): 
+	Keyword(s): kb16bitonly
+	Last Modified: 06-NOV-1999
+
+	-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	The information in this article applies to:
+
+	- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) versions 3.0, 3.1 
+	-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	SUMMARY
+	=======
+
+	It is not possible to put in a call to determine whether an object is discarded.
+	GlobalLock() returns NULL if the object is discarded. There is no such thing as
+	a swapped object. Locking a discarded object does not affect its lock count.
+	Discarded objects always have a lock count of zero. Objects with a nonzero lock
+	count are never discarded.
+
+	Additional query words: 3.00 no32bit 3.10
+
+	======================================================================
+	Keywords          : kb16bitonly 
+	Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK300 kbWinSDK310
+	Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.1
+
+	=============================================================================
+

kb/010/Q10462/README.md

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+---
+layout: page
+title: "Q10462: The MASM ASSUME Directive Does Not Generate Code"
+permalink: kb/010/Q10462/
+---
+
+## Q10462: The MASM ASSUME Directive Does Not Generate Code
+
+	Article: Q10462
+	Product(s): Microsoft Macro Assembler
+	Version(s): 5.0,5.1,6.0,6.0a,6.0b
+	Operating System(s): 
+	Keyword(s): 
+	Last Modified: 06-MAY-2001
+
+	-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	The information in this article applies to:
+
+	- Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM), versions 5.0, 5.1, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0b 
+	-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	SUMMARY
+	=======
+
+	The ASSUME directive does not generate code, therefore you will not see it
+	expanded in the listing file, only echoed.
+
+	Additional query words: 5.00 5.10 6.00 6.00a 6.00b
+
+	======================================================================
+	Keywords          :  
+	Technology        : kbMASMsearch kbAudDeveloper kbMASM510 kbMASM600 kbMASM500 kbMASM600a kbMASM600b
+	Version           : :5.0,5.1,6.0,6.0a,6.0b
+
+	=============================================================================
+