Jason Sacks's Windows SDK blog

News and notes about the Windows SDK

One of the most fun tasks I've done as a member is this team has been to post our MSDN Developer...

Date: 03/17/2008

Richard Russell (aka RGR) of the Windows Fundamentals team has posted a really nice description of...

Date: 02/11/2008

Whoo hoo! The Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 is now live and ready for...

Date: 02/07/2008

Anyone who knows much about me knows I'm a big comic book fan. So it's been especially fun to be a...

Date: 01/29/2008

There are certain times of the year at Microsoft that I like to think of as "golden time," when...

Date: 11/21/2007

Hey, if you're a Microsoft MVP of any type, stop by and join our Windows SDK chat tomorrow morning....

Date: 11/05/2007

I'm excited to announce that in the RTM Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 release, we'll be...

Date: 10/01/2007

Our frighteningly productive team has just published yet another release live. The Windows SDK for...

Date: 07/30/2007

After two years of working as the Setup and Communities PM on the Windows SDK, I'm switching over to...

Date: 07/25/2007

Probably the most common mail I get from users about the SDK setup is some variation of this mail: I...

Date: 07/12/2007

Do you like to create useful tools to help your colleagues be more productive? Are you frustrated by...

Date: 07/09/2007

This is one of those posts where I have to state my biases up front because people tend to have...

Date: 06/06/2007

I thought you might enjoy hearing about what the Windows SDK's download and user-submitted data are...

Date: 05/29/2007

I thought it would be interesting to share a thread that I'm taking part in in the Windows SDK Forum...

Date: 05/08/2007

One of the frequent install problems we have with the SDK is that users have bad downloads of our...

Date: 05/01/2007

We just had a beautiful spring weekend here in the Seattle area. I spent much of the weekend around...

Date: 04/30/2007

My friend Karin Meier has written a nice four-part blog entry on how to resolve sample build issues...

Date: 04/23/2007

Looking to join an fast-paced and exciting team at Microsoft? Looking to help drive our strategy...

Date: 04/03/2007

One of the most useful tools for me in the Windows SDK is Orca.exe. Not to be confused by "Orcas",...

Date: 02/15/2007

One of the trickiest things about being the setup PM on my team involves the issue of how we design...

Date: 02/13/2007

Finally it's here. Windows Vista is going out into the wild, and now everyone gets to use it. It's...

Date: 01/29/2007

This may be a bit nuts-and-bolts for some readers, but I thought you might enjoy reading over the...

Date: 01/22/2007

It's nice to finally be back at work. Our whole team has basically mostly been off work since before...

Date: 01/08/2007

Things are slowly getting back to normal around here after a nasty wind storm hit the area last...

Date: 12/19/2006

One feature of Windows Vista that deeply affects setup is the tight control of files in the Program...

Date: 12/14/2006

Well, the Windows SDK RTM has been out for about a month at this point and things look fairly good....

Date: 12/11/2006

Karin Meier, the Windows SDK Samples PM, has started her own blog and I noticed it had several posts...

Date: 12/04/2006

First of all, if you develop applications for a living or just like to play with development in your...

Date: 11/16/2006

Please check it out and let us know what you think of it. ISO Install Web Install

Date: 11/07/2006

Now that we've reached the mythical Zero Bug Bounce for the Windows SDK, we're finally ready to...

Date: 11/06/2006

No. That is the Sept CTP, which will almost certainly be our final pre-RTM Windows SDK build. We are...

Date: 09/28/2006

This is an error that several users have reported and looks something like this: Error 1329. A file...

Date: 09/14/2006

As the Windows SDK edges ever closer to RTM, we’re in an odd point, halfway between finishing up the...

Date: 09/12/2006

I'm back at work after a wonderful three week vacation, most of which I spend in sunny Orlando,...

Date: 08/28/2006

I admit it: I play favorites just like everyone else. So even though the Windows SDK has tons of...

Date: 07/24/2006

The most common setup or download error by far for our users has been corrupt DVD ISO downloads. We...

Date: 07/14/2006

In the June CTP, we delivered custom install locations in the Windows SDK. Have you folks seen it?...

Date: 07/10/2006

The June CTP is live and we're excited that so many of you have downloaded it. Unfortunately, we've...

Date: 06/29/2006

I thought you might enjoy my summary of last week's trip to TechEd. Executive summary: Lots of devs...

Date: 06/22/2006

This is my first time attending TechEd, and I didn't expect it to be the tremendous experience it's...

Date: 06/15/2006

If you're going to TechEd next week, please be sure to stop by the MSDN Online/msdnWiki/Windows SDK...

Date: 06/08/2006

If there ever was a time to keeep our metaphorical fingers crossed, this is it. Sice the Windows SDK...

Date: 06/01/2006

The Windows SDK Beta 2 release is live and ready for downloading. Known issues: There is no ability...

Date: 05/23/2006

The Windows SDK will be sim-shipping with Windows Vista Beta 2. I thought this would be a good time...

Date: 05/18/2006

WinHEC 2006, the Windows Engineering Hardware Conference, is next week in Seattle. I'll be there,...

Date: 05/15/2006

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