   linker error
  error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__InitCommonControls@0 referenced in function "public: void __thiscall CApplication::InitWindow(void)" (?InitWindow@CApplication@@QAEXXZ)1>C:\Users\Owner\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\init3d1\Debug\init3d1.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externalsI am getting the previous linker error. I am using vs 2008 and direct x9. I have linked in the following libraries. d3d9.lib and d3dx9.lib.   
  You might have to link in User32.lib and comctl32.lib.  You might also have to change your character-set to multi-byte:in VC++ go to project>properties>general>character set>set to multibyte.See this;  error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _Direct3DCreate9@4 referenced in function "bool __cdecl Game_Init(struct HWND__ *)" (?Game_Init@@YA_NPAUHWND__@@@Z)1>C:\Users\Owner\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\breakoutx\Debug\breakoutx.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externalsI  also got this error.This time I am using vs 2010 and dx9.   ;  Have you included the DX libs for the VS2010 linker?;  yes I have   