Top "Dword" questions

Why in C++ do we use DWORD rather than unsigned int?

I'm not afraid to admit that I'm somewhat of a C++ newbie, so this might seem like a silly question …

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What does `dword ptr` mean?

Could someone explain what this means? (Intel Syntax, x86, Windows) and dword ptr [ebp-4], 0

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How large is a DWORD with 32- and 64-bit code?

In Visual C++ a DWORD is just an unsigned long that is machine, platform, and SDK dependent. However, since DWORD …

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Set-ItemProperty sets Registry Value as String on some systems instead of DWord, why?

I try to create an item using Set-ItemProperty in PowerShell, which works on most systems: New-PSDrive -name HKCR -PSProvider Registry …

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What is the point WORD type in C?

In going through some source code, I found a method in a C program that takes an arguments of the …

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Should DWORD map to int or uint?

When translating the Windows API (including data types) into P/Invoke, should I replace DWORD with int or uint? It's …

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Registry Editing: How to calculate DWord Hex Values

I'm trying to make some registry edits and I'm not sure I understand how specific dword values are calculated. Here …

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dword ptr usage confusion

In assembly language if we use mov eax, dword ptr[ebx] then it means copy the value pointed by ebx (…

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Convert from std::string to DWORD

I have a simple problem with a conversion: std::string str = "0xC0A80A02" and I need to convert it …

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batch regex the output of reg query command to a variable

summary I need to be able to find the DWORD value of a registry key and set a variable to …

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