   fatal error LNK 1104
  For some reason I'm getting this error that says it cannot open file 'kernel32.lib'.  And I'm running the simplest program ever.  Hello world.#include <iostream>using namespace std;int main(){cout << "Hello world!";return 0;}Not sure whats going on.   
  You didn't like, turn of default libraries did you?Edit: I just fired up (another instance of) VS, created a new C++ console app, stuck in your code and it worked fine. Did you play with the settings?   ;  I don't think I turned any settings off.  Where would I check?  The only thing I  did differently today versus any other day was download VS Basic 2008 express and installed it and installed SP1 for VS2008.  Unless something happened during the install.   ;  In the VS menu at the top, click Project->(yourproject)Properties.In the dialog, select Configuration Properties->Linker->Input.Make sure "Ignore All Default Libraries" is No.By the way, did you create the project you have posted as a Win32 console project through the Project->New menu?   ;  Yeah, I started the project the New -> Projects -> Win32 ConsoleI finally figured it out.  I just manually linked it to the kernel32.lib, I guess it must have changed when I installed the SP1 for vs2008.  I've had issues with directX libs but never with this one.  Now it works.  Thanks so much for your time and effort.  I appreciate. Another episode in the saga for my career in programming. :)   