Re: gettickcount returns a negative number???



"J French" <erewhon@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 20:44:40 -0700, "Sam Hobbs"
> <samuel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>"Karl E. Peterson" <karl@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
>>> Have you not considered that before recommending it?
>
>>I assume then that you don't have an answer to the question of why
>>QueryPerformanceCounter is inappropriate.
>
> Well, simplistically, GetTickCount is the time you have been alive
>
> QueryPerformanceCounter is your rate of heart beat
>
> Apples and Oranges


QueryPerformanceFrequency is the heart beat, correct?


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