Windows Base Samples
The following table lists Windows Vista and Windows Server samples as well as samples new to this release of the Windows SDK that cover a wide spectrum of core Windows functionality, such as threading, performance and diagnostics, computer restarts, memory, and handling events. They are installed by default under the Samples folder in the following path:
\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.1\Samples
For build instructions and additional information about the samples, see the Readme.txt files and other documents in the sample folders.
Sample |
Description |
Location (under Samples) |
|---|---|---|
Wait Chain Traversal Sample |
Displays wait chains of all currently running threads. |
WinBase\Debug\WCT |
Windows Deployment Services Sample - Filter Provider |
Enables client computers to boot to a Network Boot Program (NBP). |
WinBase\Deployment\WindowsDeploymentServices\FilterProv |
Windows Deployment Services Client API Image Enumeration Sample |
Enumerates images on the Windows Deployment Services Image Server. |
WinBase\Deployment\WindowsDeploymentServices\ImageEnum |
Windows Deployment Services Provider Sample |
Shows how to create a DLL that replaces or runs side-by-side with the existing PXE Provider (BINL) on a Windows Deployment Services server. |
WinBase\Deployment\WindowsDeploymentServices\SampProv |
Transacted File Sample |
Demonstrates how to create a transaction using the Distributed Transaction Coordinator (DTC) interfaces. |
WinBase\DTC\TransactedFile |
Enumerate Trace GUIDs Sample |
Views information about currently registered providers by tracing the GUIDs. |
WinBase\EventTrace\EnumerateGuids |
ETW New Provider API Demonstration |
Shows simple usage of the Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) tracing facility. |
WinBase\EventTrace\ETWProvider |
Event Log Query Sample |
Queries events from the event log. |
WinBase\EventTrace\querylog |
Event Log Pull Subscription Sample |
Subscribes to events published into the event log using pull subscription. |
WinBase\EventTrace\SubscriberPull |
Event Log Push Subscription Sample |
Subscribes to events published into the event log using push subscription. |
WinBase\EventTrace\SubscriberPush |
Trace Data Helper Sample |
Provides abstract decoding implementation for Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) and Windows Trace Preprocessor (WPP) trace events. |
WinBase\EventTrace\TraceDataHelper |
Extended File Handle API Sample |
Queries the file system with the new GetFileInformationByHandleEx method. |
WinBase\IO\ExtendedFileAPIs |
iSCSI Initiator Sample |
Manages data transfers with the Microsoft iSCSI initiator service. |
WinBase\iSCSI |
Service Status Change Notification API Samples |
Monitors starting and stopping of services. |
WinBase\MonitorServices |
Microsoft Remote Differential Compression (RDC) Sample |
Copies a file over the network using Remote Differential Compression to reduce required bandwidth. |
WinBase\RDC |
Restart Manager-Aware Sample Applications |
Enables console applications to be controlled by the Restart Manager. |
WinBase\RestartManager\RmCuiApp\Cpp |
Restart Manager Conductor Process API Sample |
Sets shutdown and restart filter options for the Restart Manager. |
Winbase\RestartManager\RmFilterApp |
Restart Manager-Aware Sample Applications |
Enables a Windows Forms application to be shut down and restarted by the Restart Manager. |
WinBase\RestartManager\RmWinformApp\Cs |
ShutdownBlockReason() API Sample |
Enables applications to proactively specify reasons to block a shutdown. |
WinBase\RestartManager\ShutdownBlockReasonTestApp\CPP |
IMAPIv2 C# Sample |
Contains source code intended only as a supplement to Microsoft IMAPI2 Help and online documentation. See these other materials for detailed information about Microsoft code samples. |
WinBase\storage\IBurn |
Imapi v2 Sample |
Views new imaging capabilities. |
WinBase\storage\optical\imapi2sample |
Registration API Sample |
Register Application Restart, Application Recovery, and memory blocks. |
WinBase\WindowsErrorReporting\Registration |
Performance Counter Provider Sample |
Runs the new performance counter provider. |
WinBase\WinNT\PerfCounter |
Performance Logs & Alerts (PLA) API Sample |
Collects performance data with performance logs and alerts. |
WinBase\WinNT\PerfLogsAlert |
Performance Logs and Alert VBScript Sample |
Runs a VBScript version of performance logs and alerts. |
Winbase\WinNT\PerfLogsAlert\vbs |
vshadow |
Description: vshadow is a sample requestor application geared towards hardware shadow copy scenarios. It can import hardware shadow copies, interact with writers and offers minimal backup and restore functionality. |
Winbase\VSS\vshadow |
SampleWriter |
This sample demonstrates elementary VSS writer functionality and can be used as a foundation for more complex scenarios. |
Winbase\VSS\SampleWriter |
vssampleprovider |
This is an example of a VSS hardware provider. Vsssampleprovider along with the virtual storage driver (virtualstorage.sys) and virtual storage controller (vstorcontrol.exe) located in the directory bin\vsstools directory can be used to emulate the functionality of a hardware provider. This sample will work only on server SKU’s since hardware provider functionality is not available on client SKU’s. |
Winbase\VSS\vsssampleprovider |