Fix Problem Installing Windows SDK for Windows 7

I had to use this fix and it worked after I rebooted.

Insdtallation of the “Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 Win32 Documentation” product has reported the following error: Signature of the file
WinSDKDocWin32_x86.msi could not be obtained. Possible unsigned file

Mohamed,

From your comment it looks like your download is corrupted.
Clear the contents of your %temp% directory (Usually C:\Users\[UserName]\AppData\Local\Temp) directory and retry download.

Hope this helps

Thanks .. very helpfull indeed!

wow, this is incredible, it worked very well, I had almost given up on this one XP machine until I found your registry permissions fix.

I have tried for several times acording this instruction, but it still failed with same reason. My OS is windows 7 Ultimate.

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I ran into this today and the fix Andreas suggested worked for me. I tried the registry change first - but no luck. Thanks for this page… it was the second link in a Bing search for “A problem occurred while installing selected Windows SDK components.” –Jeff

Andreas, your fix worked for me too!! Thanks!

Andreas u my Hero thx man it solved the problem finaly =)

I tried to install Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable but it says i’m isiing sdk 7.1 and this issue occurs. Tried the registry idera, and rebooted and failed twice. Did the temp file twice. Just straight up doesn’t work. very frustrating. Any other suggestions of what i should/need to do?

The SDK Setup worked like a charm after uninstalling both Visual C++ 2010 Runtimes (x86 and x64). The SDK reinstalls both packages when selecting the appropriate options in the setup.

Thanks to Andreas for the hint

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Hello folks.

Got the following problem:

My system is Windows 7 64 bit and I have to install dSPACE with Matlab support for my work (dSPACE -> Matlab SIMULINK). Well, installation worked and also Matlab 2010b with SIMULINK and Real Time Workshop did, dSPACE is successfully linked to SIMULINK. If I try to create C-code with RTW for a dSPACE processor board,
the matlab command line says: ERROR: No x86 compiler found. Possible reasons are:…….etc and aborts code generation.

Good news is: by now I know the reason: I run a 32bit Version of Matlab on a 64bit Windows 7 platform (dSPACE does not accept 64bit versions!), so some additional software components (-> Visual C++ 2010 Express and SDK 7.1) have to be installed.

Bad news is: Installation of Visual C++ 2010 Express worked without problems, but not SDK 7.1. It starts installation, but after a few seconds it aborts (at some action like: DCCcleanup.amd64 don’t know anymore exactly…) and says: an error occured[...] Please refer to Samples\Setup\HTML\ConfigDetails.htm document for further information.

Tryed to uninstall the document explorer, didn’t help.
Tryed cmd.exe but there are no multiple path settings for my TEMP directory, the TMP respectively.
There are more redistibutables installed on my system (2005, 2008 and 2010), 2008 is needed by dSPACE I think. Installation guide says first to install Visual C++ 2010 Express, then SDK 7.1….

Well, what to do now? Uninstall all redistibutables or only both, 2010 x86 and 2010 x64 to try again? Does Matlab need to be installed on a C:\ directory to “find” the x86 compiler or do I have to set the work folder of Matlab onto a C:\directory? If nothing works, could the installation of Visual Studio help (unfortunatelly I only got VS 2005)?

Ok, too many questions, but I’d be glad if someone could help me.

Thanks, Andreas! That fixed it. Seems like it doesn’t bode well for something so focused on debugging tools to have such poor error handling.

THX ANDREAS! great that the solution was so simple after all… Dont know why the official site didnt list that solution: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowssdk/archive/2009/09/16/windows-7-sdk-setup-common-installation-issues-and-fixes.aspx

Thanks Andreas. Removed the x64 and x86 vs2010 redistributables and installation successful.

Once again, thanks Andreas. After trying all other suggested solutions, yours did the trick.

Andreas,

pointless as it may seem after so many positive feedback responses to your post, I would like to also add my own: thanks, your suggestion worked like a charm. I actually uninstalled all MS Visual C++ Redistributable x64 components I found on add/remove programs, which were 4 in total, and after that installation of the SDK 7.1 from the ISO file run smooth. I’d better start re-installing them now;-)
Thanks again.

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@John B. or anyone with the same problem:

Just uninstall all the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 redistributables and runtimes, then try again. Matlab finds the components just fine.

After succefull installation I build my project and i get this frustring error :

C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1\include\sdkddkver.h(251): fatal error C1189: #error : NTDDI_VERSION setting conflicts with _WIN32_WINNT setting

Can you help me please???

Andreas’ comment worked for me, Im on win 7 64bit.
installing windows SDK for win7 & .NET 4 Framework

Andreas comment as follows:

“Andreas
July 9th, 2011 at 9:22 am

If you are still having issues try to remove either

Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x64 Redistributable

or

Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable

depending on the Version of the SDK you are installing prior to SDK installation. SDK tries to install an older version but the VCRedist_xxx.exe installer fails because a newer version is already installed (typically some 10.0.4xxxx version).”

I removed my Microsoft Visual C++ X86 Redistributable 10.0.40219
and BOOM it works

when I open the Windows 7.1 SDK command prompt, it’s showing the message,
“The x64 compilers are not yet installed,Please go to Add/Remove programs to update your installation.”

Thank you very much for very helpfull instructions.

Thanks! Removing the “Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x64 Redistributable” did the trick for me.

Now that I’ve tried what Andreas posted - It makes perfect sense that the problem with the SDK is the “Microsoft Visual C++ X86 Redistributable 10.0.40219″ The SDK for Windows7 was produced before SP1 and various other later software updates which use a later Visual C++ X86 Redistributable. Thanks Andreas

After many unsuccessful installations on Vista
I only removed Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistribuable to obtain a successfull installation

Thanks to the contributor of this blog who give me this information

If OP’s solution and Andreas don’t work, you can remove both
Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x64 Redistributable
and
Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable

Windows SDK for Windows 7 will install x64 version. Guess x86 will be possible to be installed later.

Andreas, I’ve uninstalled VC++ 2010 Redistributable x86 & x64 and solved problem with SDK installation. Thanks a lot!

Yep, uninstlling VC++ 2010 Redistributables helps

It’s ridiculous that the best fix for such a common problem is hidden away as a comment on a blog. Shame on Microsoft, and thanks so much Andreas. I had almost given up trying to install the SDK.

Chalk up another one! I know it’s just shy of a year later, and the subject has been beaten to death, but I can’t keep quiet after a relief like this. Uninstalling the Redistributable did the trick, and v7.1 of the Windows SDK is sitting neatly alongside its friends.

Thank you, Andreas!

The installation of SDK 7.1 finally works after uninstalling the M V C++ redistributables.

Thank you Andreas!

After removing the x64 and x86 vs2010 redistributables and installation of SDK was successful.
Thanks Andreas.

Thanks Kemist.
My problem was solved thanks to you.
>uninstall all the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 redistributables and runtimes

I didn’t do Andreas’ solution. I didn’t see his until after I finally installed the SDK. Here’s how I did it.

After you get that dialog showing that error, do not click on Finish/OK. Open up Windows Explorer and navigate to:

%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp\SDKSetup\WinSDKWin32Tools

Run the MSI (you still don’t click on OK/Finish from the initial SDK failed install). After that msi runs, click on the failed install, and you will lose everything in that SDKSetup folder.

No big. Re-run it, and you’ll get a “Repair”/”Add” dialog. I went into “Add” and added all the components I needed and it installed fine. This is without doing Andreas’ solution.

This worked on a 32 bit XP SP3 and a revision is needed to get it to work on a 64 bit Win7 (different path — use c:\users\yadda yadda).

windows phone sdk was not installing it shows “visual studio was not running in compatibility mode”……give me steps to solve this problem

After changing all these settings, do we need to worry about changing them back before installing other files and programs or no?

Andreas’ solution worked just fine for me. Just remove the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2008/2010 x86/x64 (depening on what SDK you are trying to install) from Control Panel and rerun the installer.

Just some more infos and help for searching machines:
Keywords: Matlab 2011b, Simulink, MatLab function block, C++ Compiler, Windows 7 SDK, 64bit, Samples\Setup\HTML\ConfigDetails.htm

I had a same issue like John B.
I have Matlab 2011b 64bit on Windows 7 and could not install Windows 7 SDK 7.1. I needed it for a MatLab function block.
- I tried the regedit fix -> didn’t work (not even after a restart)
- looked up the comments and tried to deinstall all ‘Redistributable 2010 whatever’ (and a deinstalled Visual Studio, don’t if it was necessary) and after a restart the installation worked.

Thanks Andreas!
I did not need to deinstall 2005 and 2008 redistributables. I don’t know if regedit fix was necessary, but I don’t care in the end

@Andy thanks mate your method worked

you can uncheck installing the C++ 2010 Pack, in the SDK installer.

Therefore you dont have to go thru the hassle of uninstalling and reinstalling…

I did everything described here and still I get that Error, with the Web Installer and with the Standalone Installer (.iso File) as well. The Log says:

10/23/12 19:33:42 DDSet_Status: LANGID: 1033
10/23/12 19:33:42 DDSet_Entry: ImmediateDispatch: DDSE_CA_Uninstall_InstallInitializePost entry
10/23/12 19:33:42 DDSet_Error: Patch Hooks: Missing required property ‘ProductFamily’: Setup cannot continue.
10/23/12 19:33:42 DDSet_Warning: Setup failed while calling ‘getDLLName’. System error: 0xb7
10/23/12 19:33:42 DDSet_CARetVal: 0
10/23/12 19:33:42 DDSet_Exit: ImmediateDispatch: DDSE_CA_Uninstall_InstallInitializePost exit
Action ended 19:33:42: DDSE_CA_Uninstall_InstallInitializePost_amd64. Return value 1.

I have the following Compilers installed: http://imageshack.us/a/img13/6866/22213237.png

Do I have to uninstall some of those before I install the SDK ?

Thanks Andreas your worked for me as well!!!

REPOSTING:

If you are still having issues try to remove
either
Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x64 Redistributable
or
Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable
depending on the Version of the SDK you are installing prior to SDK installation. SDK tries to install an older version but the VCRedist_xxx.exe installer fails because a newer version is already installed (typically some 10.0.4xxxx version).

I tried the registry key and environmental variable but in the end, it was Andreas’s solution that did the trick.
Thanks.

Unistalling 2010 redistributables worked for me as well.

As Andreas suggested uninstalling Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x64 Redistributable and Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable helped me resolve the problem.

This should be added to the original post as a possible solution.

STATISTICA also screws up the install

The trick with a registry didn’t help me. Also I had a proper %temp% directory. For me a solution was a very simple and… stupid (thank you, Microsoft!) - to point out for an installer not a default directory (/Program Files/) but /Program Files (x86)/. Hope that will help to somebody.

ANDREAS,….THX ALOT MAN UR SOLUTION WORKED

Todd thank you so much !!! andreas solution did not the trick

Todd’s solution is the best and you do not need to unninstall MvC++ 2010 Redistributable !

Click here to see the comment from Todd http://ctrlf5.net/?p=184#comment-1350

Following the first registry set of instructions I got this:

Registry Editor could not set security in the key currently selected, or some

of its subkeys.

I assume this is the notification originally referred to.

I read about removing temp internet files so I navigated to the temp folder:

C:\Users\Mark\AppData\Local\Temp\Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86

Redistributable Setup_20130201_075837912.html

Finding this file - opened it to confirm Andreas’ comment.
You may or may not find it, but if you find it and open it you will find that

you are trying to download Package Version = 10.0.30319

I went on control panel>programs… and then waited until Microsoft Visual C++

2010 x86 Redistributable - 10.0.40219 came up - that is exactly how it is

named. This is the only later version I had.

Then uninstalled it.

I’m installing Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4
I leave the default settings as to what I’m downloading - seems like a lot.

It works now BOOM!

Thanks!

My problem was the same and the registry fixes nor uninstalling Visual C++ helped. What finally helped was removing *ALL* the versions of the C++ 2010 redistributable - Apparently it is not enough to remove the x64 version, we also need to remove the x86 version. Once I uninstalled it (via the Add/Remove programs interface of the Control Panel) the SDK installed without a problem.

I am writing this because I just had to! @Andreas - you rock! Thanks for the help!

Uninstalling “Microsoft Visual C++ 2010″ Solved the probleme for me

@Andreas

Thanks a whole bunch. Uninstalling the Redistributable helped after trying to get this setup to run for an eternity!

@Andreas,

I feel like this is a stupid question because I haven’t found anyone else who has asked it. But how do you get to the Registry Editor? I haaven’t been able to find a RegEdit.exe anywhere on my computer.