INFO: Windows Resource Numbering Starts at 1 (11636)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1
This article was previously published under Q11636
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SUMMARY

Numbered resources in Windows must start at one, not zero. Beginning with the MS-DOS version 4.0 executable format, executable segments are numbered from one, and resources are implemented as independent segments. Therefore, resources are numbered from one.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:3/7/2005
Keywords:kb16bitonly kbinfo kbResource KB11636
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