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1% remove it99% keep it
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Global Rank #39,385
United States Rank #31,516
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VersionDistribution
6.1.6000.16384 100.00%

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Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit for Windows Vista Update 6000.16384.10

What is Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit for Windows Vista Update?

The Microsoft® Windows® Software Development Kit (SDK) Update for Windows Vista provides documentation, samples, header files, libraries, and tools designed to help you develop Windows applications using both native (Win32) and managed (.NET Framework) technologies.

About  (from Microsoft)

An updated version of the Windows SDK that supports Windows Server 2008, .NET Framework 3.5, as well as Windows Vista is now available and also contains the Visual Studio 2008 C++ command line compiler.

Overview

The software installer includes 71 files and is usually about 30.01 MB (31,463,397 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=55774
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0\Setup\SDKSetup.exe" -x "-sourcC:C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0\Setup\1033\;C:\Documents an
Estimated size: 30.01 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit for Windows Vista Update 6000.16384.10

  • CertEncL.Dll - Microsoft® Active Directory Certificate Services Encode Interface Type Library DLL
  • ctrpp.exe - parse/validate performance counter manifest and generate helper source files
  • MsiStuff.Exe - Configuration utility for Windows® Installer Internet Download Bootstrapper
  • CertCliL.Dll - Microsoft® Active Directory Certificate Services Client Type Library DLL
  • CertAdmL.Dll - Microsoft® Active Directory Certificate Services Admin Type Library DLL
  • espui.dll - Microsoft® Windows(TM) Economical Service Provider Configuration
  • EspExe.Exe - Microsoft® Windows(TM) Economical Service Provider Application
  • genmanifest.exe - Windows Rights Managment manifest generator
  • isXPS.exe - Microsoft (R) Windows (R) Operating System
  • make-shell.exe - makekit
  • SDKSetup.exe
  • VCDetect.Exe
  • VCIntegrate.exe - VCIntegrate
  • checkv4.exe - IPv4-specific Code Identification Utility
  • MakeCat.Exe - Microsoft Trust Make Catalog utility
  • IViewers.Dll - OLE/COM Object Interface Viewer
  • Al.exe - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005 (Assembly Linker command line tool)
  • cvtres.exe - Microsoft® Resource File To COFF Object Conversion Utility
  • GuidGen.exe - Microsoft ® GUIDGEN Application
  • GUtils.Dll - Windows Diff Graphic Utilities
  • IACOM.dll - Microsoft Tablet PC Component
  • IALoader.dll
  • Midl.Exe - Microsoft IDL Compiler Driver
  • MergeMod.Dll - Windows Installer - Unicode (MSM Merge Tool COM Server)
  • AxImp.exe - Microsoft® .NET Framework (.NET Framework Windows forms ActiveX conversion utility)
  • Caspol.exe - Microsoft .NET Framework CAS Policy Manager
  • clrver.exe - Displays CLR Versions
  • cordbg.exe - Microsoft Managed Debugger (cordbg) Testing Tool
  • CorFlags.exe - Microsoft Common Language Runtime Agnostic Assembly Conversion Tool
  • disco.exe - .NET Frameworks Web Service Discovery Tool
  • fuslogvw.exe - Microsoft .Net Framework Assembly Binding Log Viewer
  • gacutil.exe - Microsoft (R) .NET Framework Global Assembly Cache Utility
  • ilasm.exe - Microsoft .NET Framework IL assembler
  • ildasm.exe - Microsoft .NET Framework IL disassembler
  • Installutil.exe - .NET Framework installation utility
  • lc.exe - .NET Framework license compiler
  • mage.exe - Manifest Generation And Editing Tool
  • mageui.exe
  • ManagedMD.dll
  • mdbg.exe - Microsoft Managed Debugger (mdbg) Testing Tool
  • mdbgcore.dll - Microsoft Managed Debugger Testing Tool
  • mdbgdis.dll - Microsoft Managed Debugger Native Services Extension
  • MgmtClassGen.exe - .NET Framework
  • MC.Exe - Windows Message Compiler
  • Bind.Exe - Windows NT Image Binder
  • CertMgr.Exe - ECM Certificate Manager
  • MidlC.Exe - Microsoft IDL Compiler
  • Depends.Exe - Dependency Walker (Dependency Walker for Win64 (x64))
  • MsiCert.exe - Windows Installer (MSI Database DigitalSignature table update)
  • MsiDb.Exe - Windows® Installer Table Creator
  • MsiFiler.Exe - Msi Database File Table Update
  • MsiInfo.Exe - MSI SummaryInformation Display and Update
  • MsiMerg.Exe - MSI database merge tool
  • MsiMsp.Exe - Windows Installer Patch generation command-line tool
  • MsiTran.Exe - MSI database transform tool
  • MsiZap.Exe - Windows® Installer Data Zapper
  • Consume.exe - consume program
  • capicom.dll - CAPICOM Module
  • Cert2Spc.exe - ECM Cert2Spc
  • makecert.exe - ECM MakeCert
  • MakeCtl.Exe - ECM MakeCTL

How do I remove Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit for Windows Vista Update?

You can uninstall Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit for Windows Vista Update from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  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 Software Development Kit for Windows Vista Update (6000.16384.10), 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 Software Development Kit for Windows Vista Update.

OS VERSIONS
Win Vista (SP2) 54%
Win 7 2%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#39,385

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows Vista 54.00%
Windows 7 34.00%
Windows XP 6.00%
Windows 10 6.00%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 46.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.00%
Windows 7 Professional 10.00%
Windows 7 Home Premium 8.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 6.00%
Windows Vista Business 4.00%

Distribution by countryGeography

58.82% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 58.82%
  Germany 5.88%
  Italy 4.41%
  United Kingdom 4.41%
  Japan 2.94%
  Taiwan 1.47%
  France 1.47%
  RS 1.47%
  Australia 1.47%
  India 1.47%
  New Zealand 1.47%
  Israel 1.47%
  Netherlands 1.47%
  DK 1.47%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 33.33%
Dell 17.95%
Acer 12.82%
Lenovo 10.26%
ASUS 7.69%
Intel 5.13%
Toshiba 5.13%
GIGABYTE 2.56%
Sahara 2.56%
Gateway 2.56%
Common models
HP G60 Notebook PC 6.98%
Dell Inspiron 1525 4.65%
Acer Aspire X1300 2.33%
Acer Aspire TC-605 2.33%
TOSHIBA Satellite L350D 2.33%
TOSHIBA Satellite L305 2.33%

About Microsoft

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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