http://blogs.msdn.com/windowssdk/archive/2007/12/04/what-sdk-should-i-use-to-develop-on-for-xp-or-server-2003.aspxDon’t let the name fool you. The latest Windows SDK for developing on Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 is the Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit Update for Windows Vista , released in March, 2007. Read more about it in this Windows SDK Team blogenCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/windowssdk/archive/2007/12/04/what-sdk-should-i-use-to-develop-on-for-xp-or-server-2003.aspx#8340615Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:48:42 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:8340615deadlocklegend<p>Can Windows 2008 SDK be installed on Windows 2008 Server Core?</p> http://blogs.msdn.com/windowssdk/archive/2007/12/04/what-sdk-should-i-use-to-develop-on-for-xp-or-server-2003.aspx#8340743Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:48:32 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:8340743KarinM<p>Deadlocklegend, </p> <p>The Windows SDK will not install on Server Core. &nbsp;SDKSetup has a dependency on IE, which is not installed with Server Core. &nbsp;As far as I know, Internet Explorer cannot be installed on Server Core.</p> <p>Karin Meier</p> <p>Windows SDK Team</p>