Chapter 16. System Information
The system-information functions let you gather information about the system you are currently using. For example, you can examine the number of processors in use on a Windows 2000 machine and then use this information to dynamically decide on the number of threads to create in a multi-threaded application. The system information functions also include a pair function that allows you to initiate a system shutdown or to cancel that shutdown once it has begun.
Compatibility Note: All of the code in this chapter, up to section 16.4, works identically in Windows 2000 and Windows 98. The code in Section 16.4 will not work in Windows 98.
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