   DirectX with Visual C++ 2005 Express
  Hi,I have been using VC 6.0++ to develop my Win32 applications with DirectX. I just downloaded Visual C++ 2005 Express, but I'm a bit confused about its IDE. Please, could anybody help me with some doubts?1) How could I create a non-console "Win32 Application" project? (The Win32 project section only shows a "Win32 Console Application" template)2) I just tried to run the "CreateDevice_2005" sample from SDK Direct3D tutorials, but I got the following linking errors:Linking...CreateDevice.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__DefWindowProcA@16 referenced in function "long __stdcall MsgProc(struct HWND__ *,unsigned int,unsigned int,long)" (?MsgProc@@YGJPAUHWND__@@IIJ@Z)CreateDevice.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__ValidateRect@8 referenced in function "long __stdcall MsgProc(struct HWND__ *,unsigned int,unsigned int,long)" (?MsgProc@@YGJPAUHWND__@@IIJ@Z)CreateDevice.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__PostQuitMessage@4 referenced in function "long __stdcall MsgProc(struct HWND__ *,unsigned int,unsigned int,long)" (?MsgProc@@YGJPAUHWND__@@IIJ@Z)CreateDevice.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__UnregisterClassA@8 referenced in function _WinMain@16CreateDevice.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__DispatchMessageA@4 referenced in function _WinMain@16CreateDevice.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__TranslateMessage@4 referenced in function _WinMain@16CreateDevice.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__GetMessageA@16 referenced in function _WinMain@16CreateDevice.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__UpdateWindow@4 referenced in function _WinMain@16CreateDevice.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__ShowWindow@8 referenced in function _WinMain@16CreateDevice.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__CreateWindowExA@48 referenced in function _WinMain@16CreateDevice.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__RegisterClassExA@4 referenced in function _WinMain@16Debug/CreateDevice.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 11 unresolved externalsPlease, how to solve that?Thanks in advance   
  you need to install the Platform SDK,that will fix your problem   ;  The exact steps to download and set it up : http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/usingpsdk/default.aspxHappy coding.   ;  Yeah, install the platform SDK.Instead if creating a Win32 Console Application create an empty project, configure the project settings as needed, create .cpp/.h files and then just write the WinMain and everything.   ;  vNistelrooy is right u still need to put the properties of the project and empty project is best for everything (my opinion :)) than u code everything from the scratch no pre-made files.   