Can't install WinDbg for windows 7

[wmorri]

Hi,

I am trying to install the WinDbg for 7 and I am not able to complete the install. I am not sure what the problem is. I go to this site, and download the standalone WinDbg. Then I go through the installer, and after about 5 minutes of installing it say that it can't finish installing there was an error. I am not really sure what else to do at this point. Help!

Thanks.

 

[Patrick]

You are downloading this one, yes?

If so, the SDK installer is extremely finicky. If you have a prior installation of WinDbg or something else present such as Visual Studio, I've had it uninstall things part of the SDK to do an update to a present piece of software. You need to be sure you have things such previous versions of WinDbg and such uninstalled. It's a pain.

If it's fresh, and you don't have a previous WinDbg, can I can a screenshot of the exact error?

 

[wmorri]

Hi Patrick,

I am keeping you busy tonight. I just looked at the link that I used and it say the Debugging tools for Windows XP with Windows 7. I need to read those things a little closer.

Is the link you provided going to work for Windows 7?

Thanks.

 

[Patrick]

Yep, it'll work just fine.

 

[Jared]

I remember this problem before, the problem occurs when you have a newer Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable installed to what the Windows SDK installs which is version 10.0.30319.

You need to uninstall via control panel all Visual C++ 2010 versions (x64 and x86) prior to 10.0.30319

 

[jcgriff2]

Are you running Windows 7?

Is .NET 4.5.1 installed?

Try this Windows 7 SDK Windbg - Download Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4 (ISO) from Official Microsoft Download Center