How to install WinDbg on a PC without internet connection

Question

I have to install only the WinDbg (not the complete SDK) on a production system. I can only find a web installer, which needs an internet connection to download the SDK/winDbg.

Is it possible that I install the WinDbg on my system (with an internet connection) and then copy only the ".exe" file to the production system?

PS: Both the computers have windows-7.

Solution 1

It is possible.

I just tried download both Windows 10 v1703 SDK and Windows 8.1 SDK and observe that both accept a /layout command-line switch. This allows you to download installation files for later installation. That's what you want, right?

Step-by-step instructions:

1. Download winsdksetup.exe (or sdksetup.exe)
2. Open Command Prompt
3. Navigate to the folder in which winsdksetup.exe is downloaded
4. Issue the following command: winsdksetup /layout
5. Select an empty folder into which WinDbg will be downloaded and press Next
6. Unselect components that you don't want to download, i.e. everything but Debugging Tools for Windows and click Download

Solution 2

Microsoft provides ISOs for Windows 10 SDK (v1703). Download the ISO on a PC with fast internet and transfer the ISO to your target PC.

Use a 3rd party tool to mount the 15063.137.170329-1903.rs2_release_svc_WindowsSDK.iso, run WinSDKSetup.exe and select the Debugging Tools for Windows entry.

Comments

[skm]

you mean to start the web installer's exe through a command prompt and passing \layout during that?

[Admin]

Not \layout!!! It is /layout! But yes. Through Command Prompt or Run.

[skm]

I tried to run layout winsdksetup.exe and got an error '/layout' is not recognized as an internal or external command. I started cmd.exe as admin.

[Admin]

Because command-line switch goes after the command! So, it would be winsdksetup.exe /layout!