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Win16 critical section error

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Started by EvilCrap October 22, 2001 05:58 PM

2 comments, last by EvilCrap 22 years, 5 months ago

EvilCrap

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October 22, 2001 05:58 PM

i was reading about directx8, and something i think was called "win16 critical section err" was mentioned. basically, if you lock a surface and forget to unlock it, windows slowly degrades and eventually fusses atomically causing a massive explosion of energy; ending your gamming fun. what is this phenomena and why does it occur?

ANTZelda56

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October 22, 2001 06:00 PM

Dude, your kidding, right? It was a joke...

And Unless Microsoft has changed any oftheir happy little games, your stuck with it.Patrick Nortin ~TechTV''s "The ScreenSavers"~

EvilCrap

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October 22, 2001 07:08 PM

its called a ''Win 16 global critical section lock''

"what this means is that if you dont unlock the surface, your machine will have a long and torterous death." ...
"windows 2000 and later will not die "... "but it will greatly slow until you turn off your machine"
- "the zen of direct3d game programming"- peter walsh

im wondering about why the machine slows down.