5 Appendix A: Product Behavior

The information in this specification is applicable to the following Microsoft products or supplemental software. References to product versions include released service packs:

• Microsoft Windows NT® operating system

• Microsoft Windows® 2000 operating system

• Windows® XP operating system

• Windows Server® 2003 operating system

• Windows Vista® operating system

• Windows Server® 2008 operating system

• Windows® 7 operating system

• Windows Server® 2008 R2 operating system

• Windows® 8 operating system

• Windows Server® 2012 operating system

Exceptions, if any, are noted below. If a service pack or Quick Fix Engineering (QFE) number appears with the product version, behavior changed in that service pack or QFE. The new behavior also applies to subsequent service packs of the product unless otherwise specified. If a product edition appears with the product version, behavior is different in that product edition.

Unless otherwise specified, any statement of optional behavior in this specification that is prescribed using the terms SHOULD or SHOULD NOT implies product behavior in accordance with the SHOULD or SHOULD NOT prescription. Unless otherwise specified, the term MAY implies that the product does not follow the prescription.

<1> Section 2.1: All HRESULT values used by Microsoft have the C bit clear.

<2> Section 2.1: The following HRESULT codes have the X bit set to 1:

<3> Section 2.2: Unless specified otherwise, Windows uses only the values in the following table.

<4> Section 2.3: All NTSTATUS values that are used by Microsoft have the C bit clear.

<5> Section 2.3: Windows defines the following NTSTATUS facility values when the C bit is clear.