Win32s Files that Must Ship with Win32 Applications

• Microsoft Visual C++ 32-bit Edition, version 1.0

SUMMARY

Chapter 9 of the Visual C++ "Programming Techniques" manual includes information on what the setup program for a Win32 application must do when installing on Windows Microsoft Visual C++ 32-bit Edition, version 1.0. However, this documentation does not cover which Win32s files should be copied and from where they should be copied. This additional information is located in the "Win32s Programmer's Reference" (WIN32.HLP), which is included with the Win32 SDK.

NOTE: This information is specific to the version of Win32s that is supplied with Visual C++ 32-bit Edition and does not apply to Win32s, versions 1.15 or 1.2.

MORE INFORMATION

1. Install the following Win32s files in the <windows>\system directory (where <windows> is the drive and directory that Windows has been installed in, such as c:\windows):

         olecli.dll
         w32sys.dll
         win32s.ini*
         win32s16.dll
         winmm16.dll
   

         *  The WIN32S.INI file is not shipped as part of Win32s, but should
            be created during setup as shown below.
   
   

2. Install the following Win32s files in the <windows>\system\win32s directory:

         advapi32.dll    mpr.dll         user32.dll
         comdlg32.dll    netapi32.dll    version.dll
         crtdll.dll      ntdll.dll       w32s.386
         c_1252.nls      olecli32.dll    w32skrnl.dll
         c_437.nls       olesvr32.dll    win32s.exe
         c_850.nls       sck16thk.dll    winmm.dll
         gdi32.dll       shell32.dll     winspool.drv
         kernel32.dll    unicode.nls     wsock32.dll
         lz32.dll
   
   

3. Add a "device=" line to the [386Enh] section as follows:

         [386Enh]
         device=c:\windows\system\win32s\w32s.386
   

4. Add "winmm16.dll" to the "device=" line as follows:

         [Boot]
         device=mmsytem.dll winmm16.dll
   

5. In the \windows\system directory, create or update a WIN32S.INI file that includes the following information :

         [Win32s]
         Setup=1
         Version=1.1.0.0
         [Nls]
         AnsiCP=1252
   

REFERENCE

For further information on Win32s redistributable files, please refer to the License Agreement (included with Visual C++).