How to Identify Winsock 2.0 Run-Time Components for Windows 95

ID: Q177719

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95

SUMMARY

Microsoft has released the Microsoft Windows Sockets 2 (Winsock 2.0) run-time components for Windows 95. This article describes how to determine if the Winsock 2.0 run-time components are installed on a Windows 95-based computer.

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How to Determine If the Winsock 2.0 Run-Time Components Are Installed

To determine if the Winsock 2.0 run-time components are installed on a Windows 95-based computer, verify that the following files and registry keys exist.

The Winsock 2.0 update for Windows 95 installs the following files on your computer:


   File name     Version    Date/Time         Size    Destination Folder
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   SNMPAPI.DLL   4.0.1371.1 06-06-97  2:46p   21,776  Windows
   WINSOCK.DLL   4.10.1511  06-06-97  2:46p   19,040  Windows
   WS2SETUP.LOG        n/a       n/a    n/a      n/a  Windows
   VDHCP.386     4.10.1423  06-06-97  2:46p   35,515  Windows\System
   VIP.386       4.10.1511  06-06-97  2:46p   71,721  Windows\System
   VTCP.386      4.10.1423  06-06-97  2:46p   52,109  Windows\System
   VTDI.386      4.10.1423  06-06-97  2:46p    5,687  Windows\System
   VUDP.386      4.10.1423  06-06-97  2:46p   20,613  Windows\System
   MSAFD.DLL     4.10.1511  06-06-97  2:46p   52,736  Windows\System
   MSVCRT.DLL    5.00.7022  06-06-97  2:46p  421,888  Windows\System
   MSWSOCK.DLL   4.10.1511  06-06-97  2:46p  130,048  Windows\System
   MSWSOSP.DLL   4.10.1511  06-06-97  2:46p   44,544  Windows\System
   WS2HELP.DLL   4.10.1511  06-06-97  2:46p   80,384  Windows\System
   WS2THK.DLL    4.10.1511  06-06-97  2:46p    9,216  Windows\System
   RNR20.DLL     4.10.1511  06-06-97  2:46p   17,408  Windows\System
   WS2_32.DLL    4.10.1511  06-06-97  2:46p  114,688  Windows\System
   WSOCK32.DLL   4.10.1511  06-06-97  2:46p   35,328  Windows\System
   WSASRV.EXE    4.10.1511  06-06-97  2:46p    6,960  Windows\System
   AFVXD.VXD     4.10.1511  06-06-97  2:46p   25,387  Windows\System
   NDIS.VXD      4.00.1111  06-06-97  2:46p  116,301  Windows\System
   WSHTCP.VXD    4.10.1511  06-06-97  2:46p    9,913  Windows\System
   WSIPX.VXD     4.10.1511  06-06-97  2:46p   14,522  Windows\System
   WSOCK.VXD     4.10.1511  06-06-97  2:46p   15,523  Windows\System
   WSOCK2.VXD    4.10.1511  06-06-97  2:46p   23,733  Windows\System
   WS2BAKUP.BAT        n/a       n/a    n/a      n/a  Windows\WS2Bakup
   DELW2REG.EXE        n/a  06-06-97  2:46p   11,264  Windows\WS2Bakup

The Winsock 2.0 update for Windows 95 installs the following registry keys and subkeys under the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services registry branch:


   VxD\Winsock2
   Winsock2
   Winsock2\Setup
   Winsock2\Parameters (includes subkeys)
   Winsock2\Providers (includes subkeys)

How to Obtain the Winsock 2.0 Run-Time Components

The Winsock 2.0 run-time components are included in the Winsock 2.0 SDK for Windows 95.

The latest version of the Winsock 2.0 run-time components is available from the following location on the Microsoft FTP site:

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winsock/winsock2

This location contains the Winsock 2.0 SDK for Windows 95, which includes a utility you can use to install the Winsock 2.0 run-time components on a Windows 95-based computer.

You can also download the Winsock 2.0 update for Windows 95 from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads/contents/wuadmintools/s_wunetworkingtools/w95sockets2/default.asp?

Additional query words: winsock2 ws2

Keywords : kbnetwork win95 kbAPI kbSDKPlatform kbWinsock kbGrpNet
Version : WINDOWS:95
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto