The link you provided links to a page: > Windows Server 2003 DDK > > *Note:* The Driver Development Kit (DDK) has been superseded by the Windows > Driver Kit (WDK) <http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/Devtools/wdk/default.mspx> > . > > The Windows Server 2003 DDK is no longer supported. The latest release of > the Windows Driver Kit (WDK) should be used for all driver development work. > For reference only, old releases of the WDK and DDK are available on the WDK > Connect > site<https://connect.microsoft.com/site148/Downloads/DownloadDetails.aspx?DownloadID=21028> > in > an archive package. For information on the WDK Connect site, go to How to > Get the WDK <http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/DevTools/WDK/WDKpkg.mspx>. >
WDK Connect site link<https://connect.microsoft.com/site148/Downloads/DownloadDetails.aspx?DownloadID=21028>in the bottom of the page leads to Page Not Found > > The content that you requested cannot be found or you do not have > permission to view it. > > If you believe you have reached this page in error, click the Help link at > the top of the page to report the issue and include this ID in your e-mail: > 67b5b451-d52b-4337-91de-4534df88b2fa > > Microsoft Connect welcome page. <https://connect.microsoft.com/> Where should I get DDK? Sergiy On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 1:51 AM, Huihong Luo <[email protected]> wrote: > you can try to get the old wdk from Windows Connect Site > > http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/devtools/ddk/default.mspx > It should install fine on 64-bit. If not, you can always install it on > 32-bit, then just copy the whole dir to a different machine. > > Without shared folder source, you can still go ahead to work on dnd, but > eventually you will need to extend the features of shared folder driver in > order to support dnd. > > At the moment, you can just share the whole host C: drive as read/write, > for example, when you drag a file from host to guest, inside guest you can > retrieve the file from the mapped network drive. When you drag from guest to > host, you simple save a file to the shared folder. > > The difficulty is to how to enable an app (e.g., Windows Explorer inside > the guest) to pick up the dnd action, coming from the host, and verse versa. > From my initial investigation, it requires a deep understanding of Microsoft > COM, the very low level of drop/drag impl, in order for an invidual app to > pick up the drag/drop event. In other words, it may requires you to > re-implement a low level mechanism of Windows drag and drop. > > I might be wrong, though. > > > --- On *Wed, 4/21/10, Sergiy Byelozyorov <[email protected]>*wrote: > > > From: Sergiy Byelozyorov <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [vbox-dev] Windows build instructions > To: "Huihong Luo" <[email protected]> > Cc: "VirtualBox developer's list" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 4:39 PM > > > (2) C:\WinDDK\3790.1830 >> > > Where can I get WinDDK? Will it install on Windows 7 64-bit? > > >> if you do 64-bit build, it's very involving, you need to have a gcc >> cross compile tool chain to build a component. >> > > So far I want to build only 32-bit version. > > >> As for drag and drop support, I spent some time too, it's a very >> difficult job, just be prepared. The current vbox COM model is incompatible >> with Windows DnD requirement, which requires single apartment threading, so >> you will have to do it inside a dedicated thread, and then there are other >> obstacles to deal with. >> > > Sounds difficult, but I believe that makes it even more challenging and > interesting :). > > >> If you want to drag and drop files, since the vbox shared folders >> driver (for windows guest) is not open sourced, you won't be able to do it. >> > > Does that mean that I will not be able to create shared folder > programmatically? > > >> >> --- On *Wed, 4/21/10, Sergiy Byelozyorov >> <[email protected]<http://us.mc343.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >> >* wrote: >> >> >> From: Sergiy Byelozyorov >> <[email protected]<http://us.mc343.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >> > >> Subject: [vbox-dev] Windows build instructions >> To: "VirtualBox developer's list" >> <[email protected]<http://us.mc343.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >> > >> Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 3:30 PM >> >> >> Hello, VirtualBox Team >> >> I am looking forward to devote some of my free time to develop host/guest >> drag&drop support for VirtualBox. I have tried this once few years ago, but >> didn't find enough time then due to some significant changes in my life. >> Since than I have improved my C++ skills and now my life is more stable. So >> I would like to try again. >> >> I have read Windows build instructions only to find out that my >> development environment is heavily different from the one required. I am >> using Windows 7 64-bit, Visual Studio 2008, Windows SDK 2008 and WDK (DDK is >> not available for download anymore). Is there any chance that I will be able >> to build VirtualBox with these tools? I have noticed that requirements >> haven't changed much since I have seen them last time (over 2 years >> ago). Does that mean that windows builds are not maintained anymore? Or >> maybe it's just the outdated page? >> >> Sergiy >> >> -----Inline Attachment Follows----- >> >> _______________________________________________ >> vbox-dev mailing list >> [email protected]<http://us.mc343.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >> http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> vbox-dev mailing list >> [email protected]<http://us.mc343.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >> http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > vbox-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev > >
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