You can also order some of the legacy releases of the SDK at the site. This SDK is also available as a low-cost CD. This edition of the SDK replaces the previous SDKs for Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003 and can be used to develop applications for those platforms. A new custom install allows you to select components you wish to install on a more granular level. The applications you develop with this edition of the SDK can run on the x86, 圆4 and Itanium-based versions of Windows Server 2003 SP1, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP 圆4 Pro Edition, and Windows 2000. The Microsoft® Windows® Software Development Kit (SDK) provides the documentation, samples, header files, libraries, and tools you need to develop applications that run on Windows. This is no longer the most recent edition of the Platform SDK.
This version of the Windows SDK is available as either a NOTE: This version of the Platform SDK has been superceded by the Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and.