Hello ediguru,
The purpose of this forum is to support the Open Specifications documentation. You can read about the Microsoft Open Specifications program here:
http://www.microsoft.com/openspecifications/en/us/default.aspx
The library of Open Specification documents is located here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd208104.aspx
It doesn't appear that you are implementing one of the protocols cited. If you are, please provide more information about which protocol you are referencing. If your question pertains to general application development for Windows, a better forum for your
question would be the Windows Desktop Development forum:
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?forum=windowsgeneraldevelopmentissues.
Best regards,
Matt Weber | Microsoft Open Specifications Team