MIDL error: 'annotation' (zz)

//z 2014-03-28 13:41:04 BG57IV3@XCL T188749973 .K.F253293061 [T83,L1034,R46,V1451]
MIDL 旧版本与新的SDK不匹配，产生该错误。
在VC执行文件目录下添加 Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0\bin 以使用新的 midl 编译器。

A colleage recently got this error while compiling unknown.idl:

 

1>C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0\Include\unknwn.idl(108) : error MIDL2025 : syntax error : expecting ] or , near "annotation"
1>C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0\Include\unknwn.idl(108) : error MIDL2026 : cannot recover from earlier syntax errors; aborting compilation

 

If you get this error, you are using a new version of the Windows headers with an older version of the MIDL compiler.

 

Fix:

 

1. Make sure you installed the MIDL compiler when you installed the latest Windows SDK. It should appear under "Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0\Bin".

 

Note: To install the MIDL compiler, you need to select Developer Tools / Windows Development Tools / Win32 Development Tools in the Windows SDK setup wizard. (At least, as of RC1.)

 

2. In Visual Studio, under Tools > Options > Projects and Solutions > VC++ Directories > Executable Files, add
 
    x:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0\bin
 
to the top of the list.

 

 

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//z 2014-04-14 16:26:54 BG57IV3@XCL T1989668508.K.F1944110823[T58,L375,R9,V1148]
2. windows 7 sdk
1. 选择不安装编译器
2. 如果已经有了 vc2005 redist，先删除，而后再更新和安装。