Final API Redistributables?

Question

Since Win7 has RTM'd, have the final API redistributables for XP/Vista/2003/2008 been posted anywhere?  The latest I can find are the May 18th RC (6.0.6001.18241) at https://connect.microsoft.com/WNDP/Downloads/DownloadDetails.aspx?DownloadID=18901&wa=wsignin1.0

Answer 1

Hello,

The RTM version of the WWSAPI for XP/Vista/2003/2008 is not available yet. We are finishing up the final quality gates and finalizing the license for it. It will be available later this year.

Thanks,
Nikola

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Nikola Dudar is the Program Manager for Windows Web Services API team. This post is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confer no rights. Use of any samples is subject to the terms specified at http://www.microsoft.com/ info/cpyright.htm

Answer 2

Thanks for the info.

If I can make a suggestion for the license, it would be great if the WebServices.dll could be carried by my installer either inside the MS installer (which will install it as a system component in the system32 of SxS folder) or as just the webservices.dll (that I can install in my own program files folder - for my applications use only)...  This would be the same as allowed by the CRT license.

Answer 3

Direct redistribution of just webservices.dll won't be allowed. This runtime is a Windows System component and it can only be allowed to be redistribute as a special package which can install Windows System componets. It is different from the CRT library, which is built by Visual C++ team and which is not part of the Windows OS.

Thanks,
Nikola

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Nikola Dudar is the Program Manager for Windows Web Services API team. This post is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confer no rights. Use of any samples is subject to the terms specified at http://www.microsoft.com/ info/cpyright.htm