User:Juicyfruit/Cuda windows

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To get cuda 6.0 working on windows without needing Visual studio 2012, 2010 or 2008: This is only needed if you do not have or want to install a version of visual studio just o support Cuda

Download Windows 7.1 SDK (this will give you a visual studio 2010 era cl.exe)

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8279

Also get the update:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=4422

You need to create a file: c:\program files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\bin\amd64\vcvars64.bat

CALL setenv /x64

Registry key to get cuda 6.0 to install

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\VisualStudio\10.0]
"InstallDir"="c:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\\"

add the folders for the path:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\redist\x86\Microsoft.VC100.CRT

And finaly add to nvcc.profile:

compiler-bindir = C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\bin

If installation fails

follow this instruction: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2717426

Hint: You need to reinstall the 2010 redistributables only if you already have installed visual studio. In that case run your visual studio repair tool after you installed the windows SDK. That should install/update the correct distributables.

Visual Studio 2013 Express for Windows Desktop