Windows SDK issue

[ghost]

I was wondering, I know I need Windows SDK for Windows 7, but since I'm on Windows 8.1 will using the 8.1 SDK work?

I tried with the 8.1 SDK and got these errors:

"1>C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\Include\um\objidlbase.h(6173): error C2061: syntax error : identifier '__RPC__out_xcount_part'
1>C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\Include\um\objidlbase.h(6177): error C2061: syntax error : identifier '__RPC__in_xcount_full'
1>C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\Include\um\objidlbase.h(6381): error C2061: syntax error : identifier '__RPC__out_xcount_part'
1>C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\Include\um\objidlbase.h(6385): error C2061: syntax error : identifier '__RPC__in_xcount_full'
1>C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\Include\um\objidlbase.h(6589): error C2061: syntax error : identifier '__RPC__out_xcount_part'
1>C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\Include\um\objidlbase.h(6593): error C2061: syntax error : identifier '__RPC__in_xcount_full'"

And it goes on and on. Either I did something wrong, or 8.1 isn't compatible?

I've been trying to install the Win7 SDK but it keeps failing, I believe because it detects the following initially: "Visual C++ Standard Compilers 2010" which I believe got left over after uninstalling Visual Studio 2010 to try and get it working, but apparently it didn't delete that and I can't find a trace of it on my computer or in the registry.

[nitrocaster]

Did you change any include paths in projects settings?

[nitrocaster]

I have Windows SDK 8.1 too and it works for me.

[ghost]

Strange. I haven't touched the include paths at all and I installed the source to E:/dev

[nitrocaster]

Look to compiler log and try to understand if there are any header conflicts.

[ghost]

I figured it out: I copied dxguid.lib from the wrong directory in the Windows SDK as there are multiple ones.
It has to be the one from Windows Kits\8.1\Lib\winv6.3\um\x86