Monthly Archive for March, 2008

Windows x64 – All the Same Yet Very Different, Part 5: NTVDM, Services, WoW64

This is the fifth part of a mini-series on Windows x64, focusing on behind the scene changes in the operating system. In the last article I explained that the 64-bit OS can only load 64-bit drivers. Today we will turn our attention to user-mode code and analyze how the move to x64 affects downlevel applications. Continue reading ‘Windows x64 – All the Same Yet Very Different, Part 5: NTVDM, Services, WoW64′