title: Will VS2008 compile binaries compatible with Windows 7
body: <p>I'm using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 (VC9) to compile a project that has a .dsw file. I already have the 2010 and would prefer to use it, but it seems this dsw was built for 2008. </p>
  
  <p>I'd like to compile and produce a binary that's also compatible with Windows 7. My questions:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>if I compile with 2008, will the resulting binary be compatible with Windows 7? I'm not sure at which version of VS did Windows 7 support start.</li>
  <li>or does this have nothing to do with the VS version, and is instead related to the Windows SDK? If that's the case, can I use VS2008 with a newer Windows SDK?</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>Can someone please clarify.</p>