Will Windows Phone 8 SDK run on Windows 7?

Question

How do you think? Could I use my Sony Vaio for development?

score 10 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 22 '12 at 13:23

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You can modify the installation files to allow it to be installed on Windows 7.
Here are the modified setup files for WP8 SDK 9900:

Have fun developing on the good old Windows 7.

edited Oct 22 '12 at 13:23

Stijn Geukens

answered Oct 22 '12 at 13:00

Milkman

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How does this work, and what does this do? I just attempted running the batch script and it failed. – Ciaran Gallagher Nov 06 '12 at 16:14
Please write in steps how to install it. this setup failed :-( – AZ_ Nov 22 '12 at 07:05

score 8 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 30 '12 at 10:03

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No, the WP8 SDK will only run on Windows 8. See the following reference:

answered Jul 30 '12 at 10:03

ColinE

While using leaks as a source is definitively not a good way to answer a question, you *are* correct. – Claus Jørgensen Aug 01 '12 at 06:42
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That's extremely inconvenient for developers. I'm looking to develop an application, but my Windows 7 machine is already setup and configured with VS2012/2010 and the myriad of other applications and settings required. It's too much risk to switch operating systems at this stage... – Ciaran Gallagher Nov 06 '12 at 16:14

score 6 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 30 '12 at 13:26

To use the solution from @Milkman you need to do the following:

Download the full Windows Phone 8 SDK using the /layout command-line switch of the WPexpress_full.exe.
Unzip the provided archive to the target folder replacing already existing files.
Go on...

Confirmed that WP8 projects at least open and build in the VS2012.

score 3 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 30 '12 at 10:03

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Don't think there is anything official on that yet. But first messages are that only Windows 8 will be supported.

answered Jul 30 '12 at 10:03

Gerald Versluis

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