I am using VS Express Edition... I followed all the steps to setup the Platform SDK for windows 2003 r2 but when i press F5 to debug and run it gives me the following error: ------ Build started: Project: test, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------ Linking... test.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol @_RTC_CheckStackVars@8 referenced in function _wWinMain@16 test.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __RTC_CheckEsp referenced in function _wWinMain@16 test.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __RTC_Shutdown test.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __RTC_InitBase test.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol ___security_cookie referenced in function "long __stdcall WndProc(struct HWND__ *,unsigned int,unsigned int,long)" (?WndProc@@YGJPAUHWND__@@IIJ@Z) test.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol @__security_check_cookie@4 referenced in function "long __stdcall WndProc(struct HWND__ *,unsigned int,unsigned int,long)" (?WndProc@@YGJPAUHWND__@@IIJ@Z) LINK : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _wWinMainCRTStartup C:\Documents and Settings\User\Desktop\test\Debug\test.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 7 unresolved externals Build log was saved at "file://c:\Documents and Settings\User\Desktop\test\test\Debug\BuildLog.htm" test - 8 error(s), 0 warning(s) ========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ========== Can someone please tell me how to fix this ? -FasT

One thing to try: go to Configuration Properties -> C/C++ -> Code Generation and set Buffer Security Check to No.

well that did help but not much inly 2 errors were fixed and for the rest its like this:

------ Build started: Project: test, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------
Compiling...
stdafx.cpp
Compiling...
test.cpp
Linking...
test.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol @_RTC_CheckStackVars@8 referenced in function _wWinMain@16
test.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __RTC_CheckEsp referenced in function _wWinMain@16
test.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __RTC_Shutdown
test.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __RTC_InitBase
LINK : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _wWinMainCRTStartup
C:\Documents and Settings\User\Desktop\test\Debug\test.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 5 unresolved externals
Build log was saved at "file://c:\Documents and Settings\User\Desktop\test\test\Debug\BuildLog.htm"
test - 6 error(s), 0 warning(s)
========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

Same property page: try changing Basic Runtime Checks to No.

I have no such selection as "no" so i tryed the Default and then i get only 2 errors ( it keeps getting better )

this is what i get now:

------ Build started: Project: test, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------
Linking...
LINK : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _wWinMainCRTStartup
C:\Documents and Settings\User\Desktop\test\Debug\test.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals
Build log was saved at "file://c:\Documents and Settings\User\Desktop\test\test\Debug\BuildLog.htm"
test - 2 error(s), 0 warning(s)
========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

(edit: err, I think I had that the wrong way around)

That sounds like you need to set your application as a Console application:
"Project->Properties->Configuration Properties->Linker->System->Subsystem" and set that to "Console".

setting it to console gives this error:

------ Build started: Project: test, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------
Linking...
LINK : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _mainCRTStartup
C:\Documents and Settings\User\Desktop\test\Debug\test.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals
Build log was saved at "file://c:\Documents and Settings\User\Desktop\test\test\Debug\BuildLog.htm"
test - 2 error(s), 0 warning(s)
========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

i have no clue what to do... sofar i understand from all these error messages is that there could be something wrong with the CRT folders fails... ( sorry if im wrong and it sounded silly ... im just new to VS)

Do you have a main() or WinMain() function at all?

its a new windows aplication file ( following the Platform SDK instalation)
it said to make one and just run it to ess if it works

CODE:

// test.cpp : Defines the entry point for the application.
//

#include "stdafx.h"
#include "test.h"

#define MAX_LOADSTRING 100

// Global Variables:
HINSTANCE hInst; // current instance
TCHAR szTitle[MAX_LOADSTRING]; // The title bar text
TCHAR szWindowClass[MAX_LOADSTRING]; // the main window class name

// Forward declarations of functions included in this code module:
ATOM MyRegisterClass(HINSTANCE hInstance);
BOOL InitInstance(HINSTANCE, int);
LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM);
INT_PTR CALLBACK About(HWND, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM);

int APIENTRY _tWinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance,
HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
LPTSTR lpCmdLine,
int nCmdShow)
{
UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(hPrevInstance);
UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(lpCmdLine);

// TODO: Place code here.
MSG msg;
HACCEL hAccelTable;

// Initialize global strings
LoadString(hInstance, IDS_APP_TITLE, szTitle, MAX_LOADSTRING);
LoadString(hInstance, IDC_TEST, szWindowClass, MAX_LOADSTRING);
MyRegisterClass(hInstance);

// Perform application initialization:
if (!InitInstance (hInstance, nCmdShow))
{
return FALSE;
}

hAccelTable = LoadAccelerators(hInstance, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDC_TEST));

// Main message loop:
while (GetMessage(&msg, NULL, 0, 0))
{
if (!TranslateAccelerator(msg.hwnd, hAccelTable, &msg))
{
TranslateMessage(&msg);
DispatchMessage(&msg);
}
}

return (int) msg.wParam;
}



//
// FUNCTION: MyRegisterClass()
//
// PURPOSE: Registers the window class.
//
// COMMENTS:
//
// This function and its usage are only necessary if you want this code
// to be compatible with Win32 systems prior to the 'RegisterClassEx'
// function that was added to Windows 95. It is important to call this function
// so that the application will get 'well formed' small icons associated
// with it.
//
ATOM MyRegisterClass(HINSTANCE hInstance)
{
WNDCLASSEX wcex;

wcex.cbSize = sizeof(WNDCLASSEX);

wcex.style = CS_HREDRAW | CS_VREDRAW;
wcex.lpfnWndProc = WndProc;
wcex.cbClsExtra = 0;
wcex.cbWndExtra = 0;
wcex.hInstance = hInstance;
wcex.hIcon = LoadIcon(hInstance, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDI_TEST));
wcex.hCursor = LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_ARROW);
wcex.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH)(COLOR_WINDOW+1);
wcex.lpszMenuName = MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDC_TEST);
wcex.lpszClassName = szWindowClass;
wcex.hIconSm = LoadIcon(wcex.hInstance, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDI_SMALL));

return RegisterClassEx(&wcex);
}

//
// FUNCTION: InitInstance(HINSTANCE, int)
//
// PURPOSE: Saves instance handle and creates main window
//
// COMMENTS:
//
// In this function, we save the instance handle in a global variable and
// create and display the main program window.
//
BOOL InitInstance(HINSTANCE hInstance, int nCmdShow)
{
HWND hWnd;

hInst = hInstance; // Store instance handle in our global variable

hWnd = CreateWindow(szWindowClass, szTitle, WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW,
CW_USEDEFAULT, 0, CW_USEDEFAULT, 0, NULL, NULL, hInstance, NULL);

if (!hWnd)
{
return FALSE;
}

ShowWindow(hWnd, nCmdShow);
UpdateWindow(hWnd);

return TRUE;
}

//
// FUNCTION: WndProc(HWND, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM)
//
// PURPOSE: Processes messages for the main window.
//
// WM_COMMAND - process the application menu
// WM_PAINT - Paint the main window
// WM_DESTROY - post a quit message and return
//
//
LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
int wmId, wmEvent;
PAINTSTRUCT ps;
HDC hdc;

switch (message)
{
case WM_COMMAND:
wmId = LOWORD(wParam);
wmEvent = HIWORD(wParam);
// Parse the menu selections:
switch (wmId)
{
case IDM_ABOUT:
DialogBox(hInst, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDD_ABOUTBOX), hWnd, About);
break;
case IDM_EXIT:
DestroyWindow(hWnd);
break;
default:
return DefWindowProc(hWnd, message, wParam, lParam);
}
break;
case WM_PAINT:
hdc = BeginPaint(hWnd, &ps);
// TODO: Add any drawing code here...
EndPaint(hWnd, &ps);
break;
case WM_DESTROY:
PostQuitMessage(0);
break;
default:
return DefWindowProc(hWnd, message, wParam, lParam);
}
return 0;
}

// Message handler for about box.
INT_PTR CALLBACK About(HWND hDlg, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(lParam);
switch (message)
{
case WM_INITDIALOG:
return (INT_PTR)TRUE;

case WM_COMMAND:
if (LOWORD(wParam) == IDOK || LOWORD(wParam) == IDCANCEL)
{
EndDialog(hDlg, LOWORD(wParam));
return (INT_PTR)TRUE;
}
break;
}
return (INT_PTR)FALSE;
}

Hmm, so that should be Windows subsystem. Just to be sure, you did follow all the instructions on this page, correct?