INFO: Windows NT Support for the MS-DOS LAN Manager APIs

ID: Q110776

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows NT versions 3.1, 3.5

SUMMARY

There is no list that shows specifically which MS-DOS LAN Manager APIs (application programming interfaces) are supported in a VDM (virtual DOS machine) on Windows NT. This article discusses what influenced whether or not an API would be implemented.

The set of APIs that is supported is relatively small. It was necessary to implement named pipes, mailslots, NetServerEnum(), and the NetUseXXX APIs. The APIs that are commonly used in shipping applications were implemented, if possible. There were certain APIs that were impossible to implement from the VDM. The remaining APIs were not added either because Microsoft did not feel that they were used in applications or because they did not make sense in this context, such as the NetServiceXXX APIs.

Additional query words:

Keywords          : kbnetwork kbAPI kbNTOS310 kbNTOS350 kbSDKPlatform kbNetAPI kbGrpNet 
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: August 6, 1998