Blocking thread for a time period

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From: Leesei (someone_at_microsoft.com)
Date: 10/27/04 

Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 17:57:49 +0800

If I have to block a thread for a specific time period (with good precision,
so Sleep() is out of the question), would you recommand me to use
WaitableTimer() or MMTimer's timeSetEvent()?

Best,
LEE

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