Install Visual Studio:
''(The express Visual C++ 2008 Express version will work.)'' http://msdn2www.microsoft.com/en-usexpress/vstudiodownload/aa700736.aspx
Get If you paid for the Professional version of Visual Studio you can skip this step. But if you are using an express version, you need to install the Windows Server 2003 Platform SDK in order to get some headers included in the Professional version: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=0BAF2B35-C656-4969-ACE8-E4C0C0716ADB&displaylang=en Install the Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit Update for Windows Vista 7(even if you are using XPVista): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyIDfamilyid=4377f86dC17BA869-c9139671-4b5c4330-b87eA63E-ef72e5b4e0651FD44E0E2505&DisplayLangdisplaylang=en If you had a previous version of the SDK installed (such as the Vista SDK) open the CMD shell (Start-> All Programs-> Microsoft SDK v7.0-> CMD) and make sure the new version is set as default by entering: WindowsSdkVer.exe -version:v7.0
Download and install Mozilla Build, a package of software prerequisites:
To open a shell window click:
c:\mozilla-build\start-msvc8msvc9.bat
''(The example above is for Visual Studio 2005C++ 2008 Express. The name of the bat file you use should match the directory that Visual Studio is installed in.For instance, VS2005 uses start-msvc8.bat)''
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