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How did Windows 95 decide that a setup program ran?
Summary
This post briefly discusses how Windows 95 decided that a setup program was running, utilizing some heuristics. It's a concise look into a specific part of Windows 95's functionality, originally from The Old New Thing blog by Raymond Chen.
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