Windows Base Samples
The following table lists Windows Vista samples that cover a wide spectrum of core Windows functionality, such as threading, performance and diagnostics, computer restarts, memory, and handling events. They are installed under the Samples folder in the following path:
\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0\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 |
See Also
Concepts
Multimedia Samples
Networking and Services Samples
Security Samples
Systems Management Samples
Windows UI Samples
XML Samples