winapi - WindowsSdkDir is not set correctly in Visual Studio 2008?

Question

I'm attempting to build some C++ code that requires the Windows 7.0 SDK header files and libraries. My VC++ Directories is set to:

$(VCInstallDir)include
$(VCInstallDir)atlmfcinclude
$(WindowsSdkDir)include
$(WindowsSdkDir)commoninclude
$(FrameworkSDKDir)include

My $(WindowsSdkDir) variable should be set to C:Program FilesMicrosoft SDKsWindowsv7.0 -- I've used the SDK's "Visual Studio Registration" configuration tool to set it, and it looks correct in the registry. I've checked under HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftMicrosoft SDKsWindows (and the same in Wow6432Node.

Despite this, Visual C++ is still picking up header files from C:Program FilesMicrosoft SDKsWindowsv6.0A

What's wrong, and how do I fix it?

Answer 1

Ah. Found this blog post: http://blogs.msdn.com/windowssdk/archive/2008/06/30/winsdk-bug-notification-sdk-config-tool-appears-to-work-but-fails.aspx

Essentially, the configuration tool only updates the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE settings; Visual Studio uses the HKEY_CURRENT_USER settings in preference.