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Q177719: How to Identify Winsock 2.0 Run-Time Components for Windows 95

Article: Q177719
Product(s): Windows for Workgroups and Windows NT Networking Issues
Version(s): WINDOWS:95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork win95 kbAPI kbSDKPlatform kbWinsock kbGrpDSNet
Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SUMMARY
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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.

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

  Arp      exe        20,768  02-06-98  1:00p
  Delw2reg exe         8,016  02-06-98  1:00p
  Ftp      exe        36,400  02-06-98  1:00p
  Nbtstat  exe        34,069  02-06-98  1:00p
  Netstat  exe        24,944  02-06-98  1:00p
  Ping     exe        15,328  02-06-98  1:00p
  Route    exe        27,664  02-06-98  1:00p
  Setup    exe        25,088  02-06-98  1:00p
  Snmp     exe        18,704  02-06-98  1:00p
  Telnet   exe        74,720  02-06-98  1:00p
  Tracert  exe        11,696  02-06-98  1:00p
  Winipcfg exe        39,424  02-06-98  1:00p
  Wsasrv   exe         7,040  02-06-98  1:00p
  Cfgmgr32 dll        23,552  02-06-98  1:00p
  Icmp     dll         9,632  02-06-98  1:00p
  Inetmib1 dll        53,584  02-06-98  1:00p
  Msafd    dll        27,648  02-06-98  1:00p
  Mstcp    dll        31,872  02-06-98  1:00p
  Msvcrt   dll       295,360  02-06-98  1:00p
  Mswsock  dll        70,144  02-06-98  1:00p
  Mswsosp  dll        24,064  02-06-98  1:00p
  Rnr20    dll        42,496  02-06-98  1:00p
  Setupapi dll       327,072  02-06-98  1:00p
  Snmpapi  dll        22,080  02-06-98  1:00p
  Winsock  dll        21,520  02-06-98  1:00p
  Ws2help  dll         5,120  02-06-98  1:00p
  Ws2thk   dll         8,704  02-06-98  1:00p
  Ws2_32   dlx        55,808  02-06-98  1:00p
  Wsock32  dlx        21,504  02-06-98  1:00p
  Telnet   hlp        11,436  02-06-98  1:00p
  Afvxd    vxd        29,567  02-06-98  1:00p
  Ndis     vxd       116,301  02-06-98  1:00p
  Vdhcp    386        55,155  02-06-98  1:00p
  Vip      386        75,873  02-06-98  1:00p
  Vnbt     386        87,745  02-06-98  1:00p
  Vtcp     386        60,245  02-06-98  1:00p
  Vtdi     386         5,711  02-06-98  1:00p
  Vudp     386        20,637  02-06-98  1:00p
  Wshtcp   vxd         9,937  02-06-98  1:00p
  Wsipx    vxd        14,546  02-06-98  1:00p
  Wsock    vxd        15,547  02-06-98  1:00p
  Wsock2   vxd        23,203  02-06-98  1:00p

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
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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?

For a current file list of the Winsock 2.0 update, see the following article in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q182381 Download File List for Windows Sockets 2.0 Update (Ws2setup.exe)

Additional query words: winsock2 ws2

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Keywords          : kbnetwork win95 kbAPI kbSDKPlatform kbWinsock kbGrpDSNet 
Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : WINDOWS:95
Issue type        : kbhowto

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