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Windows Threading: beginthread or QueueUserWorkItem (C++)

Hi Folks, I am wondering whether to use beginthread or QueueUserWorkItem for threaded methods in C++. What are the differences between the two APIs and in what context are they better suited? Thanks, BTW, I have read this question http://stackoverflow.com/questions/331536/windows-threading-beginthread-vs-beginthreadex-vs-createthread...

How to control Open MP thread pooling?

Hi, I have been using Open MP to speed up an application. However I seem to be having a problem with the creating of additional thread pools. I am compiling on Windows XP using Visual Studio 2005 (Open MP 1.0). The program is similar to a web server, a request from a client comes in and I spawn a thread (using beginthread), this thread...