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Includes bibliographical references and index.

About the author -- Getting started with Windows -- Using the Windows file system and character I/O -- Advanced file and directory processing, and the registry -- Exception handling -- Memory management, memory-mapped files, and DLLs -- Process management -- Threads and scheduling -- Thread synchronization -- Locking, performance, and NT6 enhancements -- Advanced thread synchronization -- Interprocess communication -- Network programming with Windows sockets -- Windows services -- Asynchronous input/output and completion ports -- Securing Windows objects -- Using the sample programs -- Source code portability : Windows, UNIX, and Linux -- Performance results.