Setup blocked when installing VS Apache Cordova Extension, vs2013mda_0.3.1.exe

Question

Hi, I have VS 2013 Ultimate with update 4, version 12.0.31101.00  and my pc is Windows 7, which means I can't install the Windows' Phone8 SDK (which req Windows 8 on my PC).  I just need to support ios and android and so I was fine with that.
From this link, https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn757054.aspx, I was sent to this link, https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42675    to download VS Tools for Apache Cordova CPT3.1. (vs2013mda_0.3.1.exe).
 When I try to run this file, vs2013mda_0.3.1.exe, I then got setup block requesting me to install Windows Management Framework 3.0.
Well, the update for Windows Management Framework 3.0. seems like a pretty old file and I wonder if I should run it.  Got it from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=34595
Then from Cordova download link, https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42675, I found in the system requirement requiring me to first install the Windows Phone8 SDK from update 4!  Well, I can't!  The Windows Phone 8 options
are not available to me on Windows 7.  I already try installing them from Control Panel's Program and Feature and the Windows phone 8 sdk and tools are not displayed as options that I can select to install.
So, how can I setup my VS2013 for using VS Apache Cordova extension?  Thank you.
Thank you

Answer 1

Hello laJasmine,
I'm also a little confused about the tool you showed:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-hk/download/details.aspx?id=42675
Other Requirements:
Visual Studio 2013 Update 4, with the following features installed: "Tools for Maintaining Store apps for Windows 8" and "Windows Phone 8.0 SDK".
Note: Before installing Visual Studio 2013 Update 4, you must uninstall Multi-Device Hybrid Apps for Visual Studio 2013 CTP2.0 or Visual Studio Tools for Apache Cordova CTP3.0, if you have that installed.
The above requirement shows the Windows Phone 8.0 SDK is required but it is not supported on Win 7.
But the following blog
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudio/archive/2014/08/05/apache-cordova-tooling-update-with-support-for-windows-7.aspx clarified that from CTP2 the tool is not supported on Win7.
Have you ever tested to install VS Apache Cordova and what is the result the installer says? Based on the above blog the toll will ask you to install some components if it detect you missed them.
Anyway, I will try to install it on my Win 7 machine to have a test, you may need to wait for my result because my test machine have some problem and I'm trying to fix it.
Best regards,
Barry
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