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I just downloaded an old edition of burnaware_free.exe, version 2.3.3, from here:http://www.digital-digest.com/software/download-1654_0_8_file_burnaware_free.exe.html

and noticed that when I was...

I have tried GetNamedSecurityInfo and SetNamedSecurityInfo functions which I can get working for files and directories, however, I can't get them to work for desktop shortcuts. One of the problems is...

Hi ovidiucucu

I tried using it, however, it seems to return exactly the same numbers as gettickcount each and every call, i.e., it is unable to return the cpu time share used by my process.

If...

Hi, is it possible to more accurately determine the performance of my code as opposed to GetTickCount or higher resolutions versions such as QueryPerformanceCounter?

The problem with GetTickCount...

You are correct Eri523, I did not notice that about the archive attribute and the date modified, I have updated my first post to reflect your comments, and added some additional properties which...

At the moment I am only looking at exe files and text files. So far I have:

1. File name (different if in the same path)
2. File path (although this does not always change)
3. File date created...

The problem I described in relation to GetProcessTimes also effects NtQueryInformationProcess.

Hi, is it possible to accurately determine the performance of peripherals(devices) such as screens, printer, hdds as opposed to just using something like gettickcount?

Gettickcount reports the...

If I:
1. hit Ctrl + E,
2. then right click a drive in the "Devices with Removable Storage" and select properties.
3. click the hardware tab.
A very detailed name for each of the disk drives is...

Thanks for the reply krmed,
In order to test as you suggested I created 2 accounts, one a regular user and the other a member of the administrators group, and used each account to create a new text...

At the moment I am using GetFileSecurity, GetSecurityDescriptorGroup, and LookupAccountSid to get the group information attached to a file (via the sid).

I tried creating a couple of files on a...

The first machine is XP, the second machine is windows seven, I have tested this extensively and can confirm my findings are not snot.

I then formatted the usb with NTFS on windows seven ultimate...

Ok, I checked the permissions on the text file when it is in the second machine:
From the text file's properties menu I selected the security tab and then left clicked on "Administrators" in the...

Hi Igor Vartanov, thanks again for your reply. The problem I have is this:
1. I format a usb drive with NTFS, and then create a text file on it and manually set its owner to administrators (via the...

Hi again Igor Vartanov, thank you for your answer, and I think I understand the problem a bit better now. I started with the sid:

A sid starts with S to indiate the string is a sid then
+ The...

Igor Vartanov, thank you for your detailed reply and good information regarding the built in account.
Although I still have a problem...

When LookupAccountSid is called it:
"The LookupAccountSid...

My main problem is that this function returns "Administrators" and a ReferencedDomainName of "BUILTIN", sometimes even for unknown domains.
Is there a way to force LookupAccountSid to try to...

Actually after trying to ascertain the owner of files from a foreign XP domain (unknown to the computer on which it is executed), it seems that the LookupAccountSid Function fails reporting:
error...

I have the sid of the owner of a file, and I am using it to call LookupAccountSid ( http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa379166(v=vs.85).aspx ) so that it returns the name of the owner + the...

NetLocalGroupGetMembers seems to be one way.

Hi
I have the owner of a file's sid and name and I need to find out either:
a. what groups the owner of the file belongs to, or
b. find out what users belong to certain groups eg all the member of...

Which is the easiest one at the moment eg CodeBlocks, CodeLite, U++ etc?