>>have a look at thread #509580
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>Actually, I just realized I was a bit hasty with my answer in that thread. A much better solution is found in this MSFT KB article. Cut and paste, baby.

I also see why Eric finds the function intimidating: one of the calls uses a structure. Well, guess what? I wrote another one that demystifies structures: click here. It's only a contiguous piece of memory, with an agreed upon size of the structure elements, so pass it one.