Using the Windows 95 Common Controls on Windows NT and Win32s

 Last reviewed: September 29, 1995
Article ID: Q125672
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Win32 Application Programming Interface (API) included with: 

        - Microsoft Windows NT version 3.51
    - Microsoft Windows 95 version 4.0
    - Microsoft Win32s version 1.3

SUMMARY

To provide greater compatibility between Windows 95, Windows NT, and Win32s, the common control library from Windows 95 has been ported to Windows NT and Win32s starting with Windows NT version 3.51 and Win32s version 1.3.

MORE INFORMATION

The COMCTL32.DLL that provides the common controls in Windows 95 is not compatible with Windows NT or Win32s, so adding the controls to Windows NT is not as simple as copying the DLL. Also, the COMCTL32.DLL that comes with Windows NT version 3.51 and with Win32s is not redistributable. Customers that want to run programs using the new controls must be running Windows NT version 3.51 or Win32s version 1.3.

Windows NT version 3.51 and Win32s version 1.3 are targeted to be released before the release of Windows 95, so any changes in the functionality of these controls between the release of Windows NT and Win32s and the release of Windows 95 will be added to Windows NT and Win32s in their next updates.

Additional reference words: 4.00 1.30 3.51
KBCategory: kbui
KBSubcategory: UsrCtl

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Last reviewed: September 29, 1995
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