Using the Features of New Releases

After you have determined that a system is running Windows 95, OEM Service Release 2 or later, you can attempt to use its new functions. You can call some functions directly. For other functions, you need to call the LoadLibrary or LoadLibraryEx function to load the appropriate DLL file, then call the GetProcAddress function to obtain an address for the function.

Applications that attempt to use Windows 95, OEM System Release 2 functionality or Windows 98 functionality should be prepared to fall back to earlier Windows 95 functionality to maintain compatibility with Windows 95.