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Installation and Configuration Functions

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The following functions are implemented in the Ws2_32.dll, and are intended to be used by applications that install Windows Sockets transport and namespace service providers on a computer. These functions neither affect currently running applications, nor are the changes made by these functions visible to currently running applications.

For all providers, a provider identifier is a GUID which is generated by the developer of the provider (using the Uuidgen.exe utility) and supplied to Ws2_32.dll.

Function Description
WSCDeinstallProvider Removes a transport service provider from the registry.
WSCDeinstallProvider32 Removes the specified 32-bit transport service provider from the registry on a 64-bit platform.
WSCEnumProtocols Retrieves information about available transport protocols.
WSCEnumProtocols32 Retrieves information about available transport protocols in the 32-bit catalog on 64-bit platforms.
WSCInstallProvider Registers a new transport service provider.
WSCInstallProvider64_32 Registers a new transport service provider into the 32-bit and 64-bit system configuration databases on a 64-bit platform.
WSCInstallProviderAndChains Registers a new 32-bit transport service provider as well as its specific protocol chains into the system configuration database on a 32-bit platform.
WSCInstallProviderAndChains64_32 Registers a new transport provider and its specific protocol chains into both the 32-bit and 64-bit system configuration databases on a 64-bit platform.