General

[This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.]

The following guidelines relate to providing consistent, up-to-date support for Microsoft® Windows® in general:

• Meet all requirements on the latest releases of Windows NT and Windows 98. (Required)
• Support multiple platforms. (Required)
• Make your application stable and fully functional. (Required)
• Make your application 32-bit. (Required)
• Identify 16-bit legacy versions clearly. (Required)
• Support multitasking. (Required)
• Support standard system settings. (Required)
• Support additional standard system settings. (Recommended)
• Use standard system settings for multi-monitor support. (Best Practice)
• Support Windows Sockets 2.0. (Recommended)
• Detect and handle slow or dead network links. (Best Practice)