Microsoft has updated the Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Beta 2 of Windows Vista and WinFX Runtime Components

Welcome to the Windows SDK Beta 2 release. The documentation, samples, and tools provided in this release are preliminary and subject to change.

It is recommended that you use this preliminary release of the Windows SDK in a test environment on a clean machine. (Note: this release has some known issues when installed over a previous installation. It is recommended that you install the SDK on a clean machine.) The Windows SDK does not have upgrade functionality at this time and previous versions will need to be uninstalled prior to installing the Windows SDK for Beta 2 of Windows Vista and WinFX Runtime Components. The version of Windows PowerShell (previously Microsoft Scripting Host) has changed from the version distributed with previous Windows SDKs and will need to be uninstalled prior to installing with this Windows SDK.

IMPORTANT: This version of the Microsoft Windows SDK is intended to support development targeting the following releases:

Windows Vista Beta 2
Microsoft Pre-Release Software WinFX Runtime Components - Beta 2 on Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003 SP1.

This release of the Windows SDK is compatible with the RTM versions of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005.

Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Beta 2 of Windows Vista and WinFX Runtime Components