Define Win32 And COM.

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Win32

COM

I want to know the different between these 2 things, how they are connected...I guess COM is a part of the Win32 API.

Posted 4-Jul-12 6:27am

Captain Price

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[no name] 4-Jul-12 12:29pm

Ever hear of google?

Captain Price 4-Jul-12 12:48pm

yep, bt not clear

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 4-Jul-12 13:00pm

Not a question, but a totally pointless post. Things are not learned by defining them.
--SA

Captain Price 4-Jul-12 13:08pm

bt 1st you'll need to know what they are, otherwise you won't learn anything at all.

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Raje_ · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-04T07:01:00

COM:-

Microsoft COM (Component Object Model) technology in the Microsoft Windows-family of Operating Systems enables software components to communicate. COM is used by developers to create re-usable software components, link components together to build applications, and take advantage of Windows services.
Microsoft provides COM interfaces for many Windows application programming interfaces such as Direct Show, Media Foundation, Packaging API, Windows Animation Manager, Windows Portable Devices, and Microsoft Active Directory (AD).

Win32:-

Windows exposes lots of functionality in the form of Win32 API. Using these API you can perform direct operation in windows, which increases performance of your application.