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Does anyone actually use the WinSDK build environment?

Is this part of the Windows SDK obsolete? We put a lot of energy into shipping a customer build environment with the latest VC ++ compilers and tools, and it’s all set up to build .NET apps out of the gate, but I rarely get feedback or questions Read More...
Posted Tuesday, July 15, 2008 11:57 PM by KarinM | 3 Comments
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WinSDK bug: SDK Config Tool appears to work but fails

This article applies to the Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 , when used with Visual Studio 2008 (all versions). This post describes a problem with the GUI version of the Windows SDK Configuration Tool , which is used to set Read More...
Posted Tuesday, July 01, 2008 2:32 AM by KarinM | 0 Comments

What’s New: Windows Server 2008 Technologies

The latest Windows SDK is the Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 . This SDK release supports Windows Server 2008 , .NET Framework 3.5 , and Windows Vista SP1 and is compatible with Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Studio 2005 SP1 Read More...
Posted Wednesday, February 20, 2008 6:29 AM by KarinM | 2 Comments

How-to: Find Tools and Services to Enhance the Windows SDK

There are many tools, components and services to help developers and administrators work more efficiently, or that can add capabilities to applications. Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) Transfers files asynchronously between a client and Read More...
Posted Wednesday, February 20, 2008 6:24 AM by KarinM | 2 Comments
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Windows SDK Technical Articles

Did you know that you can access the Windows SDK documentation on MSDN, without installing the SDK? Yes, you can. Here are some of the topics: Overview of the Windows SDK Windows SDK in the MSDN Library What's New in the Windows SDK The Windows SDK introduces Read More...
Posted Wednesday, February 20, 2008 5:38 AM by KarinM | 1 Comments

Where’s UISpy.exe?

The UI Spy tool did not ship in the Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 , released February, 2008. We’re working to get this great tool back into the next SDK release. If you need this tool, you can find it in the earlier Windows Read More...
Posted Sunday, February 17, 2008 3:05 AM by KarinM | 1 Comments
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Workaround: Installing Windows SDK after VS2008 breaks WPF Intellisense

UPDATE: the official Windows SDK Workaround to this issue has been posted on the Windows SDK Blog . Scenario: VS 2008 and Windows SDK customer Karl has used the XAML functionality in VS2008 for several weeks. He uses autocomplete extensively. Karl installed Read More...
Posted Friday, February 15, 2008 10:06 PM by KarinM | 2 Comments

Released! Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5

Some days it felt like we’d never reach the end, but we got there and the RTM release of the Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 is live on the Microsoft Download Center. The Windows SDK contains documentation, samples, Read More...
Posted Sunday, February 10, 2008 5:30 PM by KarinM | 2 Comments
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MSDN Code Gallery & the Windows SDK

The MSDN Code Gallery was launched today by Soma Somasegar . The developer community has made “more samples!” one of its top requests, and DevDiv is delivering. This new developer portal is a quick place to get (and share) code snippets, samples, sample Read More...
Posted Wednesday, January 30, 2008 12:09 AM by KarinM | 1 Comments

Troubleshooting: Uninstall SDK components

This article applies to the Windows SDK for Vista, the Windows SDK Update for Vista, and the Windows SDK for Server 2008 (a pre-release SDK at the time this post was written). The Windows SDK installs both SDK-core components and “shared” components created Read More...
Posted Tuesday, January 29, 2008 8:30 PM by KarinM | 1 Comments

Windows SDK Personas

Pat Litherland writes about a new project working with other Windows SDK team members to define Personas that will represent the Windows SDK customer base. This data will allow us to focus priorities for targeting resources with a clear picture in mind Read More...
Posted Thursday, January 24, 2008 5:55 AM by KarinM | 0 Comments
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Visual Studio/Windows SDK: what’s the difference?

I’ve received a few emails from beginning developers asking what the difference is between Visual Studio and the Windows SDK. This is a popular question on the forums too, so I’ll address it here in my “SDK Basics Series.” Visual Studio and the Windows Read More...
Posted Thursday, January 10, 2008 3:12 AM by KarinM | 1 Comments

MSDN Windows SDK Developer Center

You undoubtedly already hang out at the MSDN Visual Studio , Vista , or Windows Server 2008 Developer Centers because they’re the hot jumping off places for relevant links to blogs, Web-casts, forums, events, related links and resources. But did you know Read More...
Posted Wednesday, January 09, 2008 11:45 PM by KarinM | 1 Comments
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Troubleshooting: error PRJ0003: Error spawning 'bscmake.exe'

Are you seeing error PRJ0003 when building with Visual Studio Express Editions or the Windows SDK build environment? You probably need a non-Express version of Visual Studio’s Visual C++ development environment to successfully build your project. What’s Read More...
Posted Wednesday, December 05, 2007 3:55 AM by KarinM | 2 Comments

SDK Workaround: Setupvroot.bat in WCF samples fails on Vista if…

The Setupvroot.bat setup script for WCF samples fails on Windows Vista if the NetMsmqActivator service is enabled and Message Queuing (MSMQ) is not installed. This workaround applies to: · The prerelease Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .Net Framework Read More...
Posted Thursday, October 04, 2007 7:02 AM by KarinM | 1 Comments
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