Having problems installing signtool on Windows 7

[GretchenF]

I have a new PC, that I am still trying to get everything properly installed and set up.

I am running Visual Studio 2015 on Windows 7. Latest installed version of .NET Framework is 4.7.2

I am trying to run a project in Visual Studio 2015 that was previously created and worked fine. I get the following error:

- An error occurred while signing: SignTool.exe was not found at path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0A\bin\signtool.exe.

Then I try to install Signtool.exe

- It is supposedly part of the Windows 7 SDK (winsdk_web)

- Download “Windows 7 SDK with .NET Framework 4.0” from Microsoft

- Run winsdk_web, get the following error:

• Some Windows SDK components require the RTM .NET Framework 4. Setup detected a pre-release version of the .NET Framework4. If you continue with Setup, these components will not be installed. If you want to install these components, click Cancel, then install the .NET Framework 4 from http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=187668 and then rerun Setup.

- That link is not active (I get a 404 error)

- Try to click OK to continue - still can’t get it installed.

So then I try to install .NET Framework 4.0

- Download .NET Framework 4.0 from Microsoft

- Get the error “Will not install. The same or higher version is already installed” (I thought you could have multiple versions of .NET Framework?)

- .NET Framework 4.0 is not listed in installed programs in Control Panel

- Uninstall ALL versions of .NET Framework and reinstall, beginning with 4.0

- Repair Visual Studio 2015 and SQL Management Studio 2014

- Still have the same problem trying to install Windows 7 SDK

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