Does the win32 api are same for windows 9x and windows 2000

[rameshbaboov]

Hi all,

I want to upgrade an vb application that is using win32 api from windows 9x to windows 2000. Are the api definitions are same for both win 9x and win 2000, or do i need to change the api's . The application is using API to access registry , access ini files including win.ini and win help api.

How many type of windows 2000 products are there? Are the API are same for all? can anybody shower some light on this. Any website (other than microsoft) for this?

regards

[Cander]

More than likely they are still the same. There are probably new ones for 2000 though, but generally all 32 bit API' should work.

[rameshbaboov]

Hi cander,

Thanks for the reply. you have any idea of any websites that lists these changes in API. I could not find it out in Microsoft website.

Regards

[WideAwake]

There ARE many differences. I've had a few probs myself. It seems Windows 2K has to grant permission, or you have to ask before it will let you do certain 'system' procedures.

To mention 2 examples, I had probs with shutting down the PC in 2K and probs with stopping certain process's that were running. In win2K to shut down a process you have to do a lot more work.

BTW, things like 'SHFileExists' don't work either.