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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

Pros and Cons of Shared Compilers in Win SDK and VS2008

About the shared compilers in the Windows SDK The compiler installed with Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 support vertical integration with the all other VS SKUs that install the compilers. (A 'SKU' or 'Stock Keeping Unit' is an identification assigned Read More...
Posted Saturday, April 19, 2008 7:43 PM by KarinM | 0 Comments

Corner Case: Managed Samples in SDK Docs Unavailable

This article applies to the Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 , released February, 2008, and the earlier Windows SDK for Windows Vista Update , released February, 2007. This issue occurs very rarely, but if you’ve experienced Read More...
Posted Wednesday, February 20, 2008 5:10 AM by KarinM | 2 Comments

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

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 “How to…”

Even the most obvious Visual Studio tricks and tips on Sara Ford’s "Did you know… " blog posts are useful reminders, and now that she’s including more Visual Studio 2008 tips I’m seeing some not-so-obvious hints and cool features. We need more “How-to” Read More...
Posted Friday, January 11, 2008 2:15 AM by KarinM | 1 Comments

Where’s Windows SDKSetupLog.txt installed?

When downloading the Windows SDK, files are written to a temp directory. If you’re having setup problems you may need to clear this temporary directory before reinstalling. By default, the temp directory is here: On Vista: C:\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\SDKSetupLog.txt Read More...
Posted Saturday, December 15, 2007 6:40 AM by KarinM | 1 Comments

Troubleshooting error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'atlbase.h'

If you’re building with the Windows SDK build environment or with a Visual Studio Express version and seeing error C1083: cannot open include file: ‘altbase.h’ (or winres.h, afxwin.h, afxres.h, atlconv.h) y ou probably need to buy and install a non-Express Read More...
Posted Wednesday, December 05, 2007 4:16 AM by KarinM | 2 Comments

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

Uninstalling SDK components

The Windows SDK installs both SDK-core components and “shared” applications created by other teams at Microsoft as separate MSI files (see below for more on MSIs). When you select to uninstall the SDK through Add/Remove Programs (Programs and Features Read More...
Posted Tuesday, November 20, 2007 12:03 AM by KarinM | 3 Comments

Setting build environment to target Windows Vista Sp1

You can use the switches shown below to target different operating systems from within the SDK build environment. To target Windows Vista you should use the /vista switch. To target Windows Vista Sp1 (or Windows 2008) you should use the /2008 switch. Read More...
Posted Monday, November 19, 2007 11:27 PM by KarinM | 1 Comments

How to: Add 64-bit support to .vcproj files

Have you found a great sample in the Windows SDK but wish it could target 64-bit platforms? Not all of our samples have 64-bit support, but it’s quick and easy to configure the sample yourself using the project configurations available in the Visual Studio Read More...
Posted Friday, November 02, 2007 2:57 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

SDK Workaround: Two Speech Samples May Fail to Compile

This workaround applies to: · The prerelease Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .Net Framework 3.5 (RC0), September, 2007 · The prerelease Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .Net Framework 3.5 (IDS04), July, 2007 The speech samples \winui\Speech\DictationPad Read More...
Posted Saturday, September 29, 2007 6:08 AM by KarinM | 1 Comments

SDK Workaround: Guidgen.exe fails to execute

This workaround applies to: · The prerelease Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .Net Framework 3.5 (RC0), September, 2007 · The prerelease Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .Net Framework 3.5 (IDS04), July, 2007 Guidgen.exe fails with the following Read More...
Posted Saturday, September 29, 2007 6:06 AM by KarinM | 2 Comments
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