‡ Re: " _fpreset(); _controlfp( controlfp, 0 ); " BlueScreens because...

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You ( Mr. Voigt ) told me:
“ The FP control word should be saved in
the state buffer associated with each kernel thread
during a context switch. ”.

That's good to know. Mr. Keenan's B.S.o.D.
must have something to do with stepping on XP's shared resourses.

My “ news:Jeff_Relf_2007_Aug_22__9_2_Pt@xxxxxxxxx ” code
will BlueScreen my WinXP box, but ususally it just kills the G.D.I.

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