Should I remove Microsoft Windows SDK for Visual Studio 2008 Win32 Tools?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
6.1.5288.17011	100.00%

Typically installed together

• Microsoft Windows SDK for Visual Studio 2008 .NET Framework Tools
• Microsoft Windows SDK for Visual Studio 2008 Headers and Libraries
• Microsoft Windows SDK for Visual Studio 2008 Tools
• Microsoft Windows SDK for Visual Studio 2008 SDK Reference Assemblies and IntelliSense
• Microsoft SQL Server Database Publishing Wizard 1.2

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Remove Microsoft Windows SDK for Visual Studio ...

Microsoft Windows SDK, Platform SDK, and .NET Framework SDK are software development kits from Microsoft that contain header files, libraries, samples, documentation and tools required to develop applications for Microsoft Windows and .NET Framework. Windows SDKs are available free on the Microsoft Download Center, in ISO and Web-download formats. Users can install the entire SDK or choose to install only some SDK components, such as code samples demonstrating only native development or only the tools for managed development

The Visual Studio 2008 Software Development Kit (SDK) 1.0 includes tools, documentation, and samples for developers to design, build, test and deploy extensions for Visual Studio 2008. You can also use the VS 2008 SDK 1.0 to create custom tools environments based on the Visual Studio 2008 Shell.

The main program executable is Icon_Depends.Exe. The setup package is about 641.5 KB (656,896 bytes) when donwloaded.

Help link: go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=55774

Installation folder: C:\Windows\Installer\{B268E9A1-04A9-40D0-9866-846BE2B74BA7}

Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{A992BBAA-723D-4574-A07F-983BF8FAA3E1}

Estimated size: 641.5 KB

Language: English (United States)

1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
• Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
• Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
2. When you find the program Microsoft Windows SDK for Visual Studio 2008 Win32 Tools, click it, and then do one of the following:
• Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
• Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Microsoft Windows SDK for Visual Studio 2008 Win32 Tools.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 59% Win Vista 0%

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 2% Keep it 98%

GLOBAL RANK #4,335

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	29.09%
India	9.18%
Iran	4.04%
MA	3.14%
Taiwan	3.06%
United Kingdom	2.53%
France	2.30%
Germany	2.27%
Italy	2.12%
Canada	1.81%
Spain	1.62%
Brazil	1.44%
Indonesia	1.44%
Israel	1.44%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Microsoft Corporation develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a variety of products and services related to computing.

Publisher URL: www.microsoft.com

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