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Troubleshooting: Uninstall SDK components

This article applies to the Windows SDK for Windows Vista , the Windows SDK for Windows Vista Update , and the Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 (a pre-release SDK at the time this post was written). The Windows SDK installs both SDK-core components

Troubleshooting SDK Download/Setup Problems

Having trouble downloading or installing the Windows SDK? Here's help. Most common issues Running the Windows SDK web setup on some connections can sometimes have issues when downloading the files. We recommend that you clear the %temp%\sdksetup directory

Can I install the Windows SDK in quiet mode?

If you’ve tried to install the Windows SDK from a command line in quiet mode using setup.exe /q you have probably found that it’s not supported. Users are required to view and accept the Microsoft EULA during the installation , and that's not possible

Send the Windows SDK Team Your Thoughts

Do you have feedback for the Windows SDK? We want to hear from you. Email your feedback to us . The Windows SDK provides all of the necessary headers, libraries, and tools needed to build Windows applications that make use of the Win32 API set and the

The Windows SDK Side by Side story

Beginning with our next public pre-release of the Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008, the Windows SDK will begin installing on a Side by Side basis. What does that mean for you? Right now, not very much. But by the time the next versions of Visual Studio

Reference Counting, Side by Side installation and the Windows SDK

One of the most interesting challenges for me as a member of the Windows SDK team is that we ship so many products. Between Betas, CTPs and RTM releases, I’ve probably been part of at least a dozen releases since I joined the team in June 2005, and we

Windows SDK: How and why we collect installation information, part 2

With my post from earlier in the week as a background, I wanted to share with you how the Windows SDK is collecting CEIP-conformant data on usage of our product, and what our future plans are around gathering data. We've separated our implementation of
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Install options in the Windows SDK

I’m pleased to announce that the online version of the RC1 Windows Vista SDK docs are live ! We are working on Vista RTM and making plans for Visual Studio “Orcas”. Moving into the “Orcas” time frame, one of the areas we have been discussing is the Windows
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Custom install locations - what do you think?

In the June CTP, we delivered custom install locations in the Windows SDK. Have you folks seen it? If so, what do you think of it? Have you run into any problems or issues with it? Any suggested changes to the page design or format? This is a great chance
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Setup in the Windows SDK

Hi, I'm Jason Sacks, the Setup Program Manager for the Windows SDK. It's my job to help make sure that you can set up and install the SDK, and that everything behaves as expected in setup. To that end, if you're having setup problems, I'd like to refer
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