Talk:Microsoft Windows SDK

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The section: "Top 10 things you can do..." Sounds like a lot of marketing drivel. Suggest this section be removed. 63.102.230.194 19:37, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, I was going to say that about the whole article. It really reads like an advertisement. PeterOMalley 22:54, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

"...obtaining the SDK requires that the copy of Windows be validated." -- this is no longer true for the very latest version (6.1.6000.16384.10), but this might just be an oversight on Microsoft's part (it's described as an "Update" to the SDK, but is a full release and requires the previous version to be uninstalled). Also, the latest version appears to include the C++ compiler from Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition, which might be noteworthy, if any verification of the exact version can be found (it includes the "/analyze" command-line option which MS lists as only included with the Team Edition compiler). 216.184.0.30 04:04, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] SDK without IDE

Is it possible to develop Windows XP/C++ applications using the Microsoft Platform SDK without installing any IDE at all (like Java 6 SDK without NetBeans IDE)? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.200.37.118 (talk) 19:34, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

I just downloaded and installed the Windows SDK. I figured out how to compile C# and Visual Basic code via the command line (as simple as with Java) but cannot figure out C++ for my life. I'm starting to think this thing doesn't have a C/C++ compiler. Maybe I'm right. I can't find jack shit about this SDK on Google either. There's little enthusiasm about it I guess. Someone enlighten us please. 162.83.178.109 (talk) 09:32, 21 November 2007 (UTC)