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    Windows Threads

    This is a pretty simple little question about windows threads. If I have some code that looks like this:

    Code:
    while (1)
    {
       hThread = CreateThread(..., pfnDoSomething, ...);
    }
    Will this keep creating an unlimited number of threads, all executing the code in pfnDoSomething()?

    Or, will it only create the thread once, and then all subsequent calls simply get a handle from it? (like CreateFile can open an existing file).

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    It'll keep creating new threads until it crashes I believe.
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    Hehe thanks, I figured that was the case but I didn't want to try it myself incase my computer crashed, so thanks FYB!

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