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 #12330  by redp
 Sun Mar 25, 2012 9:13 am
MS say:
if you are not using Visual Studio to develop your drivers, you can download a standalone version of the WDK without the templates and tools that are built in to the Visual Studio experience
Somebody was able to install wdk8 without awfull vs2011 ?
 #12331  by EP_X0FF
 Sun Mar 25, 2012 10:14 am
Yes, this installer can download package (330+ Mb) and then install it as usual. New WinDbg included also
Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger Version 6.2.8250.0 AMD64
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
No signs of VS2011 found.

Or your question was not about this?
 #12332  by redp
 Sun Mar 25, 2012 10:26 am
EP_X0FF wrote:Yes, this installer can download package (330+ Mb) and then install it as usual.
It`s the same installer as for installing with vs2011 ? I don`t remember if it asked me "do you want installation with no vs2011 support"
 #12389  by redp
 Thu Mar 29, 2012 10:39 am
EP_X0FF wrote:Yes, this installer can download package (330+ Mb) and then install it as usual.
No signs of VS2011 found.
I think you have some very special wdk8
Today I try to install it on fresh machine and get interesting message (see attach)
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 #12397  by EP_X0FF
 Fri Mar 30, 2012 1:47 am
I guess I didn't get such message because of VS2010 was pre installed.