RevSession opening issue (was RE: RunRev versus WinRar)

[Alex Tweedly]

Ken Ray wrote:

> Of course, this *still* isn't Microsoft's official stance on things.
>
>Article from Microsoft
>=============
>However here's an article *from* Microsoft on "How to Write an Application
>That Supports Fast User Switching in Windows XP":
>
>  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310153/EN-US/
>
>Where you get the curious (funny!) statement:
>
>  "Note that wherever possible you must ensure that Windows XP applications
>support multiple instances running simultaneously in the same or different
>user sessions. Applications that do not allow multiple instances are not
>considered best-practice Windows XP applications."
>
>ROFLOL!
>
>Go figure!
>
[ what am I doing defending Msoft ??? ]

I think that paragraph is an accurate description of MS's current 
beliefs and practices. The significant word being the "XP" in  "Windows 
XP applications". Over time, MS has recommended a variety of style - 
single vs multiple vs multiple synch'ed vs .... anything you can 
imagine.  But sometime in the mid-90s, they realized that multiple 
instances produces the fewest problems, and settled on  that as their 
preferred style.

Most, if not all, RECENT Microsoft apps follow that "best practice", and 
I suspect any that don't just haven't had a big enough revision done in 
years.

- 
Alex Tweedly       http://www.tweedly.net



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