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Get your Windows SDK Badge at PDC

If you plan on collecting PDC Badges in LA next week, be sure to stop by the Windows SDK booth to...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/23/2008

ESENT tips and tricks

ESENT is powerful embedded database engine that is part of Windows. It used by the Active Directory,...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/23/2008

Cool game to understand the federal budget

Budget Hero is an engaging and journalistically sound game that encourages players to think through...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/13/2008

What WinSDK files changed in VS2008 SP1?

Wondering what changed in the WinSDK components that ship in Visual Studio between VS2008 RTM and...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/13/2008

Upcoming Support Transitions for Win 2000 and Win Server 2003

All editions of Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2000 Professional will reach the end of the Extended...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/06/2008

Best places for information about Windows SDKs

The MSDN Windows SDK Developer Center is the place to find resources and links to Windows SDK...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 10/04/2008

Tesla Electric Roadster on Main Campus Friday 9/26

Tesla will be on the Microsoft main campus to showcase their new Roadster on Friday, September 26....

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/22/2008

How to get the SDK Configuration Tool to work

The Windows SDK Configuration Tool sets which version of Windows SDK headers, libraries and tools...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/21/2008

Windows SDK components missing from VS 2008?

A couple of developers have written asking why the Windows SDK components that were expected to...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/16/2008

XAML Power Toys v2 Released

Karl Shifflett of the Cider team has released v2 of his XAML Power Toys, that enable developers to...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 09/16/2008

Workaround: VS2008 SP1 Breaks WinSDK Configuration Tool

Issue: Installing Visual Studio 2008 SP1 breaks the Windows SDK Configuration tool in the Windows...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/25/2008

How would you improve the WinSDK?

The Windows SDK Team is looking for customer input into what should change/improve in the Windows...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/30/2008

Does anyone actually use the WinSDK build environment?

Is this part of the Windows SDK obsolete? We put a lot of energy into shipping a customer build...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/15/2008

Free PC Recycle in Woodinville July 12, 13

On July 12th and 13th from 11:00 to 5:00, PCRecycle will have a Grand Opening Recycling Event at...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/11/2008

Channel 9: Amanda Silver on the future of VB

Lots of new features are in store for future versions of VB, according to Amanda Silver of the VB...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/04/2008

Using vmcNetflix with Media Center to stream NetFlix movies

I’ll be spending some time this long weekend trying out the (beta) vmcNetflix to watch...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/04/2008

What's your opinion? Updating the WinSDK

Do you think that the Windows SDK should be updated more frequently?  Less frequently? ...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/02/2008

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...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/30/2008

Rising Star Kirti Chawla: cryptography and RFID

I’ve been following the educational career of applied cryptography devotee Kirti Chawla, a...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/25/2008

How Visual Studio reads Windows SDK Registry Keys

The Windows SDKs write registry keys that are used by Visual Studio to determine which set of SDK...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 06/05/2008

How the Windows SDK writes registry keys

A new article on the Windows SDK blog explains how the Windows SDKs, including the Windows SDK...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/30/2008

First Look at Windows 7, with Touch-Screen Technology

Gates and Ballmer publicly introduced the first “snippet” of Windows 7 at this year's...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/30/2008

Update for Windows Server 2008 for IA64

This update resolves an issue where an IA64 computer running Windows Server 2008 generates a...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/02/2008

What Windows SDK should I use for XP?

The latest Windows SDK for developing on Windows XP is the Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/01/2008

CSI Uses Photosynth to Solve TV Murder

  Talk about great product placement! Photosynth was used to solve a murder on “CSI:...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 05/01/2008

New CNG SDK for Vista and Server 2008 Released

Version 1.3 of the Cryptographic Next Generation Software Development Kit for Windows Vista and...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/28/2008

How-to: In search of strmbase.lib

Several of the DirectShow samples in the Windows SDK require strmbase.lib, and quite a few...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/24/2008

Windows API Functions by Release

A really handy reference for those developing Win32 apps that target different operating systems is...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/20/2008

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...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/19/2008

WPF Hotshots at Code Camp in Charlotte, NC

If you're a WPF developer anywhere near the east coast of the US, you should put this on your...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/08/2008

XCOPY the Windows SDK?

I've heard from a couple of developers lately that want to be able to XCOPY the Windows SDK, the...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/08/2008

Funny TechSpeak Video: Rockwell’s Retro Encabulator

This video reminds me of my first couple of weeks at Microsoft, where people seemed to be speaking a...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/05/2008

WPF Business Object Declarative Programming: How To Implement Object Validation & Logging

Brand new MVP and WPF, VB, and Mole for VS guru Karl Shifflett has posted another great article and...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/04/2008

Surface in AT&T stores this month

AT&T says it will start using Microsoft's Surface tabletop computers, like the one unveiled last...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/03/2008

1995 Video Explaining the Internet: Internet Power!

Andy Baio at Waxy.org is creating digitized version of old VHS tapes. Internet Power! brings back...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 04/02/2008

Visual Debugger for MsBuild

Are you looking for a visual debugger for MsBuild? It seems like lots of folks are. Looking at the...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/25/2008

Windows Server 2008 Product Reviews: WOW!

Read what the press is saying about Windows Server 2008.  Wow! Product review: Windows Server...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/01/2008

How to: Integrate the easy way: VS and WinSDK

If you have Visual Studio 2008 you can build VC++ applications right out of the box with the...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/01/2008

How-to videos for the tech challenged

Next time your tech-hesitant parents or friends ask you for advice on RSS feeds, social networking...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/01/2008

Message to Yahoo: How to Negotiate with Microsoft

Message to Yahoo: How to Negotiate with Microsoft, the movie.

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/01/2008

RELEASED: Windows Server 2008 is Live!

Windows Server 2008 is Live on the Microsoft Download Center as of this morning, February 27, 2008....

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/27/2008

Speech Content in the Windows SDK

Charles Oppermann on the Speech team wrote a post on the new Speech-related content that ships in...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/27/2008

How-to: write custom code analysis/FxCop rules

Jason Kresowaty has posted a great tutorial on writing Code Analysis/FxCop rules. It’s excellent for...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/27/2008

How-to: Use Visual C++ 2008 Express with the Windows SDK

This concise article on the Windows SDK Blog describes what you need to do to build Win32...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/26/2008

How-to: Create, Encode and Deliver Silverlight Streaming Screen Capture Videos

Here’s another GEM from WPF wizard Karl Shifflett: an in-depth article (with video, naturally) on...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 02/24/2008

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