5. Known Issues
This release has the following known issues. Known issues are categorized by content type.
5.1 Setup and General Development
5.1.1 Windows SDK Disk Space Requirements
The complete DVD ISO installation of the Windows SDK requires 1.4 GB or more disk space to install successfully. Please verify that the computer you are installing to has at least the minimum required disk space before beginning setup. If the minimum required disk space is not available, setup will return a fatal error.
5.1.2 Several SDK Components Must be Uninstalled Separately in Add/Remove Programs
The Windows SDK installs both its core components and external applications as separate MSI files. Please note that several applications will need to be uninstalled from Add/Remove Programs in order to remove all SDK components. Those components are:
- Debugging Tools for Windows
- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
- Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 2.0
- Microsoft FxCop 1.3.5
- Microsoft Document Explorer
Note that you may have installed some of these applications outside of your SDK installation. Removing those applications from Add/Remove Programs will make those applications unavailable for other applications that may use them.
Due to SDK componentization, we recommend re-running the SDK setup.exe from your download location and choosing which features to install. For example, if you choose "Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit" from Add/Remove Programs and then "Change," you will see a different screen that does not show all the internal and external content installed as MSI files.
If you originally only installed the x86 development environment and now want to install the x64 development environment, you need to relaunch the SDK setup.exe versus launching the "Change" functionality for the "Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit" located in Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel.
5.1.3 Running Change or Repair on Setup from Add/Remove Programs Fails
If the SDK was installed from a networked drive as a regular user, the Change or Repair functionality from the Maintenance screen in Add/Remove Programs will fail. To work around this issue, re-launch setup.exe from the networked drive. This will lauch the Mainenance screen, from which the installation can be changed or repaired.
5.1.4 VCIntegrate doesn't update include, lib or bin paths in Visual Studio
Visual Studio needs to be run at least once before VCIntegrate is run. After installing Visual Studio, run Visual Studio, then run VCIntegrate.
5.1.5 Running VCIntegrate fails in Windows Vista
In Windows Vista, running VCIntegtrate fails with the error "Unable to access the required files". This because VCIntegrate needs to be run with elevated privileges. To do this, from the "Start" menu, navigate to "Microsoft Windows SDK->Visual Studio Integration" and right-click on "Integrate Windows SDK with Visual Studio 2005" and select "run as administrator". Alternatively, open a build environment as administrator, and run VCIntegrate from there.
5.1.6 Visual Studio 2005 is Required for .NET Compact Framework Development
The SDK provides documentation and sample code that targets the .NET Compact Framework. However, actual development of .NET Compact Framework applications requires Visual Studio 2005.
5.1.7 Build tools fail on x64
Make sure the x64 tools are being used, and not the x86 tools. The x64 tools are located in "Program Files" directory and the x86 tools are located in the "Program Files (x86)" directory.
5.1.8 Running SETENV.CMD from a CMD windows fails
SETENV.CMD requires that both command extensions and environment variable expansion be turned on. Either use the "CMD Shell" shortcut installed with the Windows SDK or ensure that CMD is launch with the /V:ON and /E:ON parameters. For example: CMD \V:ON \E:ON
5.1.9 VSS Software Provider ID is required to Use Some APIs
The VSS Software Provider ID is needed to use various APIs, including the shadow copy storage management interfaces (IVSSSnapshotMgmt).
To add this provider ID, define a const GUID and use that in your code.
// {b5946137-7b9f-4925-af80-51abd60b20d5}
static const GUID VSS_SWPRV_ProviderID =
{ 0xb5946137, 0x7b9f, 0x4925, { 0xaf, 0x80, 0x51, 0xab, 0xd6, 0x0b, 0x20, 0xd5 } };
In a few cases, you may need to use the Software Provider GUID to access some APIs (GetProviderMgmtInterface method on the IVSSSnapshotMgmt interface.
Vssadmin list providers can also obtain the GUID.
5.1.10 Volume Shadow Copy Service tools and samples can't be found
Volume Shadow Copy Service tools are located in bin\vsstools (or bin\x64\vsstools and bin\ia64\vsstools for the x64 and ia64 version, respectively) and the corresponding samples are in samples\winbase\vss.
5.1.11 Pausing and Resuming an Animation Does Not Work as Expected when DesiredFrameRate is Set
Timeline objects with a DesiredFrameRate value other than a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) do not pause and resume as expected.
5.1.12 AnInvalidCastException occurs when clicking on a ListBoxItem/ComboBoxItem/TabItem after animating SelectedIndex
Clicking on a ListBoxItem, ComboBoxItem, or TabItem after animating the SelectedIndex property of its ListBox, ComboBox, or TabControl container throws an InvalidOperationException.
5.1.13 Performance Impacts of HandoffBehavior.Compose
When you apply an animation to a property using the Compose HandoffBehavior, any clocks objects previously associated with that property continue to consume system resources; the timing system will not remove these clocks automatically.
To avoid performance issues when you apply a large number of clocks using HandoffBehavior.Compose, you should remove composing clocks from the animated property after they complete. There are several ways to remove a clock.
- To remove all clocks from a property, use the ApplyAnimationClock or BeginAnimation method of the animation object. Specify the property being animated as the first parameter, and a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) as the second. This will remove all animation clocks from the property.
- To remove a specific AnimationClock from a list of clocks, use the Controller property of the AnimationClock to retrieve a ClockController, then call the ClockController.Remove() method of the ClockController. This is typically done in the Completed event handler for a clock. Note that only root clocks can be controlled by a ClockController; the Controller property of a child Clock will return a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic). Note also that the Completed event will not be called if the effective duration of the clock is forever. In that case, the user will need to determine when to call ClockController.Remove().
This is primarily an issue for animations on objects that have a long lifetime. When an object is garbage collected, its clocks will also be disconnected and garbage collected.
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5.2 Build Environment
The following section describes and offers possible workarounds for known issues with compilers and known issues with headers and libraries included in the Windows SDK.
5.2.1 Headers and Libraries: Using the Windows SDK to Develop Win32 C++ Applications With Visual Studio 2005
In order to utilize Windows SDK headers, libraries, and tools within Visual Studio 2005, the SDK-provided Visual Studio registration tool must first be run. The Visual Studio registration tool must run in elevated administrator mode on a Windows Vista computer. When running this tool on a Windows Vista machine it must be run for each user.
To run the Visual Studio Registration Tool, go to:
Start --> All Programs --> Microsoft Windows SDK --> Visual Studio Registration--> Register Windows SDK Directories with Visual Studio 2005.
5.2.2 Compilers: The J# Compiler is Not Available in This Version of the Windows SDK
J# samples will not build using the Windows SDK because there is no appropriate build environment.
There is no workaround. This edition of the Windows SDK does not support building J# applications.
5.2.3 Compilers: Debugging Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) Applications with Kernel Debugger Active May Result In an Error
When debugging WPF applications, the following error message may appear:
Debugging is not possible because a kernel debugger is enabled on the system.
This message occurs while debugging managed code on a system running Windows ® NT, Windows ® 2000, or Windows XP that has been started in debug mode.
5.2.4 Msbuild Reports a Dependency upon the Microsoft .NET Framework SDK 2.0
The Windows SDK does not set the HKLM\Software\Microsoft\.NETFramework\sdkInstallRootv2.0 registry key to a string value containing the root directory of the Windows SDK installation. However, some MSBuild tasks may expect this registry key to be set. If you already have the .NET Framework SDK 2.0 or Visual Studio 2005 set this key would be set and you should not encounter a problem. However, if you install the Windows SDK without either the .NET Framework SDK or Visual Studio 2005, you may receive an error message from MSBuild tasks with a dependency on this key.
To work around this issue set the string value of this key to the root directory of the Windows SDK installation. By default, this is: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0
Additionally, in order to use AL.exe the ALToolPath parameter must be set and passed to MSBuild. For the default install location, this can be done using the following command:
msbuild /p:ALToolPath="C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0\Bin"
5.2.5 Building files that use DirectX fails
Some header files (including d3dtypes.h, d3drmdef.h and d3d.h) rely on files installed with the DirectX SDK. To build with these files, the DirectX SDK must be installed.
5.2.6 The build environment for x64 does not point to the 64bit framework directory.
The build environment for x64 does not point to the 64bit framework directory. To correct this, open Bin\SetEnv.CmdArte and change line number 204 from:
SET FxTools=%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727
to
SET FxTools=%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727
You will need administrator privileges to perform this. Using this method, invoking SetEnv.cmd with the /x86 parameter will cause the build environment to use the x86 frameworks. Otherwise, the x64 frameworks will be used.
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5.3 Documentation
5.3.1 “How Do I” Articles Are Not Available From The Windows SDK Documentation Viewer
The How Do I feature might be removed in a future release. There is no workaround for this issue.
5.3.2 Some In-Page Language Filter Options May Filter Out Required Syntax Blocks in WPF Reference Pages
In some cases, both XAML and either C# or VB code are required to successfully build and run samples. Applying either the C#, VB, or XAML filters alone may exclude necessary syntax from the page view. This is currently by design, and the design may be revisited in a later release.
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This section describes known issues with Windows SDK tools and possible workarounds.
5.4.1 Windows PowerShell Can Be Downloaded Directly
Windows PowerShell was available to customers and partners as a part of the Windows SDK. This is no longer the case. Now, Windows PowerShell can be downloaded directly.
More information on Windows PowerShell is available from the PowerShell Team Blog and the Windows PowerShell Technology Center.
5.4.2 The TAPI Browser (Tb3x.Exe) Has Been Deprecated and Removed From the Windows SDK
Tb3x.exe has been deprecated and removed from the Windows SDK. There is no known workaround for this issue.
5.4.3 The Application Verifier tool is Not Available in the Windows SDK
The Application Verifier tool is not available in the Windows SDK. It ships as part of the Windows Application Compatibility Toolkit.
To work around this issue, download the Windows Application Compatibility Toolkit from Download Center.
5.4.5 The Configuration Editor Tool (SvcConfigEditor.exe) Reloads the Config File When It Is Changed by Another Entity
If you’re using SvcConfigEditor.exe to edit a config file and another process or editor accesses that file, SvcConfigEditor.exe will automatically reload the file. For example, this can happen when anti-virus software scans the config file. The reload will cause you to lose any changes made to the config file since SvcConfigEditor.exe last saved it.
To work around this issue, make sure SvcConfigEditor.exe is the only process that accesses the file during a session.
5.4.5 Possible Application Exception after Removing localIssuer Address Using The Configuration Editor Tool (SvcConfigEditor.exe)
If you use SvcConfigEditor.exe to delete the address value in the localIssuer element of clientCredential in the WCF Endpoint Behavior, the tool will create an invalid configuration file and your application will throw an exception. This is because SvcConfigEditor.exe doesn’t remove localIssuer when the localIssuer value is an empty string (an unexpected value).
To work around this issue, manually remove the localIssuer element using some other editor, such as Notepad.
5.4.6 The TraceViewer Tool (SvcTraceViewer.exe) Does Not Display Arabic Characters Correctly
In traces that contain Arabic characters, the XML view in SvcTraceViewer.exe may render the characters in reverse order.
To work around this issue use the Formatted View, which displays the traces in the correct character order. You can also copy the text from the XML view and paste it into some other editor that displays the characters in the correct order.
5.4.7 Code Generation Language Support in Service Model Metadata Utility Tool (SvcUtil.exe)
SvcUtil.exe can generate code for web service proxies and data types from metadata in any language that has a managed code provider. SvcUtil.exe has been tested with the C#, Visual Basic, and C++ managed code providers. Other code providers have not been tested and may generate code that does not compile or may be otherwise unusable.
5.4.8 Service Model Metadata Utility Tool (SvcUtil.exe) Can Throw InvalidChannelBindingException When Importing WSDL from Certain Endpoints
While WCF allows setting the ReliableSession’s Binding Element InactivityTimeout or AcknowledgementInterval properties to TimeSpan.MaxValue, WCF will not consume WSDL generated by an endpoint with such settings. Instead, the import will fail and SvcUtil.exe will throw an InvalidChannelBindingException.
To work around this issue, after downloading the WSDL, manually change the TimeSpan.MaxValue to 2147483647 (Int32.MaxValue). Then, in the generated configuration file, change the inactivityTimeout or acknowledgementInterval attribute from “24.20:31:23.6470000” to “Infinite”.
5.4.9 Managed C++ Code Generated Using Service Model Metadata Utility Tool (SvcUtil.exe) Tool May Not Compile
You can use the SvcUtil.exe tool to generate code for web service proxies and data types from metadata. However, there are known issues with the C++ code provider in Visual Studio 2005 and the .NET Framework 2.0 SDK that can cause the tool to generate Managed C++ code that may not compile. These issues with the C++ code provider will be addressed in a future release of Visual Studio 2005.
5.4.10 Code Generation Language Support in Service Model Metadata Utility Tool (SvcUtil.exe)
Svcutil.exe can generate code for web service proxies and data types from metadata in any language that has a managed code provider. Svcutil has been tested with the C#, VB, and C++ managed code providers. Other code providers have not been tested and may generate code that does not compile or may be otherwise unusable.
5.4.11 Service Model Metadata Utility Tool (SvcUtil.exe) Can’t Generate Data Contracts from a Running Service
An example at the end of the svcutil.exe help output indicates that you can use the /dataContractOnly (/dconly) option to generate Data Contracts from a running service:
svcutil /dconly http://service/metadataEndpoint
- Generate Data Contract types from a running service or online metadata documents.
This usage does not work. You can only use the /dconly option to generate Data Contracts from local metadata files.
5.4.12 MSBuild will use the build tools shipped with Visual Studio (for example, VCBuild) even when used from the Windows SDK build environment
If Visual Studio is installed, MSBuild is hard coded to use the tools installed with Visual Studio. These may not be the latest versions. To ensure the latest tools installed by the Windows SDK are being used, use the tools located in the Bin directory of the Windows SDK install directory (by default, C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0 ).
5.4.15 Undecoded WCF traces appear on Windows Vista
On Windows Vista, some ETW providers use manifests instead of MOF registrations. For such providers without the trace schema in the WMI catalog, the current version of SvcTraceViewer.exe cannot decode the trace output.
To decode Windows Vista-specific binary traces with no CIM schema, use the command-line tool TraceRpt.exe, which ships with Windows Vista.
5.4.16 Known issues with DbgClr
There are know issues with the version of DbgClr included with the Windows SDK. These are resolved by using the version included with Microsoft Visual Studio Express.
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5.5 Samples
This section describes known issues with Windows SDK samples and possible workarounds.
Note Some .NET Framework 3.0 samples have specific dependencies or setup requirements. If you find that a sample in the samples .zip files is not working properly, first check the sample page in the documentation for instructions.
5.5.1 Building Samples from a Directory Other Than the Sample Directory
When building Samples, do so in a directory outside of Program Files to which you have write access. To build from the command line:
- Copy the sample to a working folder not under Program Files. Copying to a location other than Program Files makes it possible to maintain a pristine copy of the samples installed by the SDK as well as avoid issues when writing to files and directories located under Program Files.
- Open either the CMD Shell or PowerShell command prompt.
Build the sample from the command line as follows:
Build a makefile by typing nmake.
Build a .csproj file by typing msbuild mysample.csproj.
Build a .vbproj file by typing msbuild mysample.vbproj.
Build a .vcproj by typing vcbuild mysample.vcproj.
5.5.2 Not All C++ Samples with Visual C++ 2005 Project Files Have Configurations for X64
Not all samples with Visual C++ 2005 project files have configurations to build for X64. To work around this issue, load the sample in Visual C++ 2005 and update Configuration Manager under Project | Properties. Additionally, if you do not install libraries for all CPU architectures, some samples with Visual C++ 2005 project files may fail to build (link fails with "fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file") for all configurations in the project file. For example, if a sample has an x86 configuration and no x86 libraries were installed (the default install setting when installing the SDK on a X64 machine), that sample's x86 configuration will fail to build.
5.5.3 Where to Find .NET Framework 3.0 Samples
Samples demonstrating .NET Framework 3.0 can be found individually in the SDK documentation. Each sample has its own description page. From each sample page, you can view the source files for those samples as well as individually download all the files of that sample to a chosen location. The .NET Framework 3.0 samples can be accessed in bulk by directly opening the sample .zip files located in %MSSDK%\Samples.
5.5.4 Building an Application with the SDK and ATL or MFC
The following samples require Visual Studio 2005 to build either because an ATL or MFC header is required that Visual Studio 2005 ships.
The SDK does not come with either ATL or MFC headers, libraries, or runtimes. However, if you have Visual C++ 2005 (non-Express editions) installed on your system, you can use the SDK to build using ATL or MFC.
1. Open an SDK command window.
2. Type cd %MSSDK%\Setup .
3. Run VCIntegrate.exe.
4. From this point forward, command windows will now have the proper environment settings to build an application that takes advantage of the SDK.
Note: If you want to disable support, run: VCIntegrate /u to uninstall changes and return to command windows with no ATL or MFC support.
The following samples require an ATL or MFC header that Visual Studio 2005 ships with, but the Windows SDK does not ship with.
- \com\administration\explore.vc
- \multimedia\audio\aecmicarray
- \multimedia\audio\multichan\
- \multimedia\gameux
- \multimedia\gdi\icm\devicemodelplugin
- \multimedia\gdi\icm\gamutmapmodelplugin
- \multimedia\wia\getimage
- \multimedia\windowsmediaservices9\authentication
- \multimedia\windowsmediaservices9\cacheproxy\cplusplus
- \multimedia\windowsmediaservices9\datasource
- \multimedia\windowsmediaservices9\eventnotification
- \multimedia\windowsmediaservices9\playlist
- \multimedia\wpd\wpdapisample
- \netds\adsi\samples\activedir\propsheethost\
- \netds\adsi\samples\dsui\scpext\scpcmenu\
- \netds\adsi\samples\dsui\scpext\scpproppage\
- \netds\adsi\samples\dsui\scpext\scpwizard\
- \netds\adsi\samples\dsui\userext\userproppage\
- \netds\adsi\samples\dsui\userext\userwizard\
- \netds\adsi\samples\general\adqi\
- \netds\adsi\samples\general\adserror\
- \netds\adsi\samples\general\adsidump\
- \netds\eap\eaphost
- \netds\fax\devicesetting\
- \netds\fax\faxaccount\
- \netds\fax\faxjoboperations\
- \netds\fax\faxreassign\
- \netds\fax\faxsecurity\
- \netds\fax\foldersenum\
- \netds\fax\outboundrouting\
- \netds\fax\routingextension\
- \netds\fax\sendfax\
- \netds\fax\serverconfig\
- \netds\messagequeuing\c_draw
- \netds\messagequeuing\imp_draw\
- \netds\messagequeuing\mqapitst
- \netds\messagequeuing\mqapitst\
- \netds\messagequeuing\mqf_draw
- \netds\messagequeuing\mqpers\
- \netds\nap\sdkqec
- \netds\nap\shv
- \netds\netmon\experts\blrplate\
- \netds\ras\customdial\
- \netds\ras\phoneentry\
- \netds\rras\eap\
- \netds\rtc\client\cpp\rtcincoming\
- \netds\rtc\client\cpp\rtcoutgoing\
- \netds\rtc\client\cpp\rtcsample\
- \netds\tapi\tapi3\cpp\msp\samplemsp\
- \netds\tapi\tapi3\cpp\pluggable\
- \netds\upnp\dco_dimmerservice\
- \netds\upnp\genericucp\cpp\
- \netds\upnp\registerdevice\
- \netds\wlan\autoconfig
- \security\authorization\azman\azmigrate
- \security\capicom\cpp\isapicertpolicy
- \security\certservices\exit\c++\windows.net\
- \security\certservices\exit\c++\windows2000\
- \security\certservices\policy\c++\windows.net\
- \security\certservices\policy\c++\windows2000\
- \security\credentialprovider
- \tabletPC\advreco\cpp
- \tabletPC\basicinkanalysis\cpp
- \tabletPC\tpcinfo\cpp
- \web\bits\bits_ie\
- \web\bits\upload\
- \web\iis\components\cpp\intermediate
- \web\iis\components\cpp\simple\
- \web\iis\rsca
- \web\networking\asyncdemo\
- \winbase\cluster\win2003\clipbookserver\clipbook serverex\
- \winbase\cluster\win2003\filesharesample\file share sampleex\
- \winbase\rdc
- \winbase\storage\optical\imapi2sample
- \winbase\vss\vshadow
- \winbase\vss\vsssampleprovider
- \winbase\winsat\initiateassessment\cpp
- \winbase\wtsapi\wtsapi\
- \winui\globaldev\cssamp\
- \winui\globaldev\globaldev\
- \winui\muisampleapp
- \winui\pictures\acquisitionplugin
- \winui\pictures\pictureacquisition
- \winui\pictures\pictureacquisitionplugin
- \winui\shell\columnprovider\
- \winui\shell\shelliconoverlay\
- \winui\sideshow\pictures\
- \winui\sideshow\tasks\
- \winui\tsfapp\
- \winui\tsfcompart\
5.5.5 Some Netds/Peer To Peer Samples Need To Be Run From A Non-Elevated Window
The following samples cannot be run from an elevated window:
- Contacts
- Invitation
- People Near Me
To work around this issue, run these applications from a non-elevated window.
5.5.6 Need to Change Visual Studio 2005 Project Files
When building in Visual Studio 2005, the project files for the following .NET Framework 3.0 samples only support building for Win32 | Debug only after you actively select that configuration. The other configurations do not correctly build.
- BEREncoding
- Dsml_BatchRequest
- Dsml_Exceptions
- Dsml_PagedSearch
- Dsml_ReadRootDSE
- Dsml_SendRequest
- Ldap_AsyncSend
- Ldap_Exceptions
- Ldap_PagedSearch
- Ldap_PrintDomain
- Ldap_ReadRootDSE
- Ldap_Referral
- Ldap_SendRequest
5.5.7 The SchemaReader Sample Requires Windows Media Player 11
The Windows Media Player SchemaReader sample requires Windows Media Player 11 to be installed.
5.5.8 MMC 3.0 Samples Require that MMC 3.0 is Installed
When the Windows SDK is installed on an x86 Windows Server 2003 SP1 machine, MMC 3.0 samples do not compile. To work around this issue, install MMC 3.0 components.
5.5.9 TabletPCSetupSample fails to build using MSBuild (msbuild.exe)
MS build does not support setup projects. Visual Studio is required to build TabletPCSetupSample.
5.5.10 The Security Certificate Services Ocspsample Does Not Build On or For Windows Vista
There is no workaround for this issue.
5.5.11 The Following Windows Media 9 Samples Require Additional Steps to Build
The following samples require additional steps to build:
- \Samples\Multimedia\WindowsMediaServices9\Logging
- \Samples\Multimedia\WindowsMediaServices9\CacheProxy\csharp
To build the Logging and CacheProxy samples:
- Load each of the samples' .sln file into Visual Studio 2005 and allow it to upgrade the project.
- Add a reference to microsoft.windowsmediaservices.dll by going to Project | Add Reference... | Browse and then browse to the SDK's include directory and select microsoft.windowsmediaservices.dll and click OK.
- Build the solution.
5.5.12 The Following TAPI Samples Depend Upon the Directshow Baseclasses
The following TAPI samples depend upon the DirectShow BaseClasses (found in the SDK Sample directory). If the sample directory is not installed to the default location, the makefile for the following samples will need to be adjusted to refer to the new location:
- \netds\tapi\tapi3\cpp\pluggable
- \netds\tapi\tapi3\cpp\tapirecv
- \netds\tapi\tapi3\cpp\tapisend
5.5.13 The 3d9exsample Sample Requires DirectX SDK to Build
The sample multimedia\direct3d\d3d9exsample requires the DirectX SDK be installed and the INCLUDE and LIB environment variables updated to build. The DirectX SDK include directory should be appended to the INCLUDE environment variable, from within a SDK command prompt. Additionally the DirectX SDK library directory also must be appended to the LIB environment variable, from within a SDK command prompt. This will allow the sample to be built using the supplied makefile.
5.5.14 Samples Needing Adminstrative Privilege to Build
The following samples need administrative privilege to build on Windows Vista:
- multimedia\windowsmediaservices9\authentication
- multimedia\windowsmediaservices9\authorization
- multimedia\windowsmediaservices9\eventnotification
- multimedia\windowsmediaservices9\cacheproxy\cplusplus
- multimedia\windowsmediaservices9\datasource
- multimedia\windowsmediaservices9\playlist
- web\iis\components\cpp\intermediate
- winbase\rdc
5.5.15 The Windows Data Access Components documentation describes some samples that are not included in this release of the Windows SDK.
There is no work around for this issue.
5.5.16 Release configuration of the vsssampleprovider cannot be built until the Debug configuration is built.
For the sample located in Samples\winbase\vss\vsssampleprovider the Release configuration fails to build the EventLogMsg.h file which is required for compilation to succeed. On the other hand this file is built by the Debug configuration.
To work around this issue, first build the debug configuration before attempting to build the release configuration. This creates the EventLogsMsg.h file which can be subsequently be used by the release configuration
5.5.17 The Win32HostingWPFPage sample located in Samples\WPFSamples\MigrationInterop\Win32HostingWPFPage fails to build
The Win32HostingWPFPage sample fails to build using MSBuild in the SDK build environment. There is no workaround for this issue.
5.5.18 The Quickstart4 sample located in Samples\wpfsamples\Intro\QuickStart4\CSharp\ fails to build
The Quickstart4 sample fails to build using MSBuild in the SDK build environment. There is no workaround for this issue.
5.5.19 The sample \wpfsamples\GlobalizationLocalization\GlobalizationHomepage\MicrosoftSaudiArabiaHomepage.csproj fails to build
The sample in samples\wpfsamples\GlobalizationLocalization\GlobalizationHomepage\can be ignored. The working version of the sample can be found in the Samples\wpfsamples\GlobalizationLocalization\GlobalizationHomepage\XAML\ folder.
5.5.20 Capicom samples fail to build
The following samples fail to build:
- Samples\Security\capicom\c_sharp\chainsh
- Samples\Security\capicom\c_sharp\storesh
- Samples\Security\capicom\c_sharp\xmldsig
- Samples\Security\capicom\vbs\Cversion.vbs
These samples require capicom.dll (located in the Bin directory) to be registered. This can be done implicitly by running SignTool (signtool.exe, located in the Bin directory) or explicitly using regsvr32.exe.
5.5.21 Some x509 Samples can not be found
Some x509 sample are installed under Security\X509 Certificate Enrollment.
5.5.22 Windows Media Player online store plug-in wizard can't be found
Windows Media Player online store plug-in wizard must be installed manually.
The Visual Studio Registration utility does not install the Windows Media Player online store plug-in wizard as stated in the Windows Media Player SDK documentation.
For instructions on installing the plug-in wizard manually, see Readme for Windows Media Player 11 SDK in the MSDN Library.
5.5.23 Tablet PC RecoDLL sample will not self register
The Tablet PC RecoDLL sample contains an outdated resource file, recodll.rc. Consequently, although the sample DLL builds, it cannot self register. A fix is planned for a later release.
To use the sample properly, download the Updated recodll.c Source File for Tablet PC RecoDLL Sample from the MSDN Download and Code Center. Save the file to your computer, and then double click the application to start the installation. Save recodll.rc and RecoDll.vcproj to the Tablet PC RecoDLL sample source folder, overwriting the originals. The default destination is %destination drive%:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0\Samples\TabletPC\RecoDLL\CPP.
5.5.24 Samples\SysMgmt\WMI\VC\Decoupled will not build using Visual Studio
To build Samples\SysMgmt\WMI\VC\Decoupled using Visual Studio:
- Delete the contents of Samples\SysMgmt\WMI\VC\Decoupled
- Move the folders:
- Samples\SysMgmt\WMI\VC\Event_Consumer
- Samples\SysMgmt\WMI\VC\Event_Provider
- Samples\SysMgmt\WMI\VC\Instance_Provider
to Samples\SysMgmt\WMI\VC\Decoupled. - Build and Run each of these samples under Samples\SysMgmt\WMI\VC\Decoupled individually as per directives given in the help docs.
5.5.25 NAP sample code does not run under Vista
The NAP Sample code needs changes to work with Vista RTM. It will build, but will not work until the following changes are made:
Change 1:
File: \NetDS\NAP\SHA\EXE\Callback.cpp
Line: 368
Current:
value.vendorSpecificVal.vendorId = MicrosoftVendorId;
Should be:
value.vendorSpecificVal.vendorId = QuarSampleSystemHealthId;
Change 2:
File: \NetDS\NAP\SHV\SampleShv.cpp
Line: 348
Current:
goto Cleanup;
Should be:
[removed]
Change 3:
File: \NetDS\NAP\SHV\SampleShv.cpp
Line: 514
Current:
(pAttrValue->vendorSpecificVal.vendorId == MicrosoftVendorId) &&
Should be:
(pAttrValue->vendorSpecificVal.vendorId == QuarSampleSystemHealthId) &&
Change 4:
File: \NetDS\NAP\SHV\SampleShv.cpp
Line: 524
Current:
(pAttrValue->vendorSpecificVal.vendorId == MicrosoftVendorId) &&
Should be:
(pAttrValue->vendorSpecificVal.vendorId == QuarSampleSystemHealthId) &&
5.5.26 Schema files relating to Windows PowerShell samples are missing
The schema files for the PowerShell samples are located in SysMgmt\WindowsPowerShell\Schemas.
5.5.27 WCF Samples Setup Batch File May Not Work with IIS7
The WCF samples setup script, Setupvroot.bat, works on Windows Vista only if you have Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 compatibility installed. To do this, either use the manual setup instructions provided in the SDK or set up IIS 6.0 compatibility by doing the following:
- Click the Start button and select Control Panel.
- Select Programs in the Control Panel dialog.
- Select Turn Windows Features on or off.
- The User Account Control dialog is displayed. Click Continue.
- The Windows Features dialog is displayed. Expand the item labeled Internet Information Services.
- Expand the item labeled World Wide Web Services.
- Expand the item labeled Application Development Features.
- Make sure the following items are selected:
- .Net Extensibility
- ASP.NET
- ISAPI Extensions
- ISAPI Filters
- Expand the item labeled Web Management Tools and make sure IIS Management Console is selected.
- Expand the item labeled IIS 6 Management Compatibility and make sure IIS 6 Scripting Tools is selected (other options auto-select when you do this).
- Click OK.
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