Windows Core Networking : WebServices

Final version of Windows Web Services API for Windows XP, Vista, Server 2003 and Server 2008 is now available!

AriPernick — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:32:00 GMT

The final version of the Windows Web Services API for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 is now available. This version corresponds to the final version of the WWSAPI released as part of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. To develop for this version of the runtime, you need to install Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1. Please make sure to regenerate all code using the new version of wsutil.exe tool. You will also need to rebuild all source code that used any of the pre-released versions of this API.

This release is available in 25 languages: Arabic, Chinese - Hongkong, Chinese - Simplified, Chinese - Traditional, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian , Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish. The table below summarizes CPU architectures and the minimal level of Service Packs supported by this release. Make sure to deploy the latest service pack and all critical updates for the version of Windows to computers on which you plan to install this release. To find recent security updates, visit Windows Update.

Windows Version	Service Pack	x86	x64	ia64
Windows XP	SP3	Yes	Yes	No
Windows Server 2003	SP2, R2 SP2	Yes	Yes	Yes
Windows Vista	SP1	Yes	Yes	No
Windows Server 2008	SP1	Yes	Yes	Yes

In contrast to the past pre-released version of this API, this final version release can be used in production code and redistributed with the final versions of the product. Because of this, the final version is only available to companies who agree to terms of Windows Master Redistribution License Agreement (MRLA). To acquire the redistributable installers for this release and a copy of the Windows MRLA for review, please email a formal request to wwsredst@microsoft.com. In your email, please include a brief description of your plans for using this release and the business contact information for your company using which you can be reached at later on. If you have questions about this release, please email them to wwsredst@microsoft.com.

WWSAPI security examples setup

AriPernick — Wed, 06 May 2009 20:44:50 GMT

Just a quick note that over on on haoxu’ s “Lost in History” blog is a posting about how to create and register test SSL certs in http.sys for the Windows Web Services API Security Sample code. This might also be useful for developers using the http.sys apis.

Beta versions of Windows Web Services API available

AriPernick — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:40:16 GMT

Windows Web Services API team has just release the Beta version of the API for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008. It is available now on the Connect site for Windows Networking. This release contains the same version of the runtime as in Windows 7 Beta. You may find the table that summarizes level of Service Packs and CPU architectures supported by this release and direct links to download pages in this announcement. Please try it out and report any installation and runtime issues by submitting the feedback using the WNDP Connect site. The reference documentation for the API is available from MSDN. Please use this forum to ask WWSAPI team questions about the API and just released installers.