Basically I have a header file like this:

```
#if WIN32
typedef DWORD (WSAAPI *SocketStartup) (WORD wVersionRequested, LPWSADATA lpWSAData);
typedef SOCKET (WINAPI *MakeSocket)(IN int af,    IN int type,    IN int protocol,    IN LPWSAPROTOCOL_INFOW lpProtocolInfo,    IN GROUP g,    IN DWORD dwFlags    );
typedef DWORD (WINAPI *SocketSendFunc) (IN SOCKET s,__in_bcount(len) const char FAR * buf, IN int len,IN int flags);
typedef DWORD (WINAPI *GetLastSocketErrorFunc)();
typedef DWORD (WINAPI *ShutdownSocketFunc)(SOCKET hSocket, int how);
typedef DWORD (WINAPI *CloseSocketFunc)(SOCKET hSocket);
#endif

```

and then I do something like this:

```
    SocketStartup* start = (SocketStartup*)GetProcAddress(socketLib,"WSAStartup");
    getLastSocketError = (GetLastSocketErrorFunc*)GetProcAddress(socketLib,"WSAGetLastError");
    closeSocket = (CloseSocketFunc*)GetProcAddress(socketLib,"closesocket");
    shutdownSocket = (ShutdownSocketFunc*) GetProcAddress(socketLib,"shutdown");
    socketSend = (SocketSendFunc*) GetProcAddress(socketLib, "send");
    if(start == 0 || getLastSocketError == 0 || closeSocket == 0 || shutdownSocket == 0
        || socketSend == 0)
    {
        printf("[!] Failed to find entry points in Ws2_32.dll. Error Code: %d\n", GetLastError());
        CloseLibraries();
        ErrorExit();
    }
    WSADATA wsdata;

    //ZeroMemory(&wsdata,sizeof(wsdata));
    printf("error: %d\n", GetLastError());
    WORD test = MAKEWORD(1,1);
    int result = (*start)(test, &wsdata);
    return result == 0;

```

However, when I call this function (the line with (\*start)(test, &wsdata)) I get this error message:

> 
> Unhandled exception at 0x7868146a in
>  sockets.exe: 0xC0000005: Access
>  violation.
> 
> 
> 

I tried changing the calling convention (\_\_cdecl, WINAPI, WSAAPI) but it always ends with the same error message.