Where to get retail headers for WINVER 0x0500? 1

[zer0FX]

Hello,

I am running Visual C++ with SP5 on Windows 2000 with SP3.

I need to access functionality that is defined when WINVER (windows version) is 0x0500. It is currently defined as 0x0400. I am able to override it by defining WINVER to be 0x0500 but the following note appears after compilation:

NOTE: WINVER has been defined as 0x0500 or greater which enables Windows NT 5.0 and Windows 98 features. When these headers were released, Windows NT 5.0 beta 1 and Windows 98 beta 2.1 were the current versions. For this release when WINVER is defined as 0x0500 or greater, you can only build beta or test applications.  To build a retail application, set WINVER to 0x0400 or visit [URL unfurl="true"]http://www.microsoft.com/msdn/sdk[/URL] to see if retail Windows NT 5.0 or Windows 98 headers are available. See the SDK release notes for more information.
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I have run WINVER from the Start menu, and I'm told that I'm using version 5.0. I have gone to the website mentioned in the note, but have not found anything.

Does anyone know where (or if) I can get the retail headers for windows version 5.0?

Thanks.

--zer0FX

 

[Cagliostro]

put this line before any #includes of windows headers as windows.h, winuser.h ...:
#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0050 Ion Filipski

filipski@excite.com

 

[zer0FX]

I tried that, but to no avail. I get the same errors as before, namely:

'MONITORINFO' : undeclared identifier
...and so on (other related errors)

It will only compile if I put

#define WINVER 0x0500

but, that produces the note listed in my first post.

--zer0FX

 

[sflam]

The SPs does not update the headers, and you will need the newer header from MS.

Go to MSDN and download the latest Platform SDK. In the IDE, select Tools -> Options, slect Directories tab, add the entry of the SDK include directory to the "Include files" category.

HTH
Shyan

 

[zer0FX]

Thanks sflam . . . it worked.

If anyone else wants to update their SDK header files, here is the link:

http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/platformsdk/sdkupdate/

--zer0FX