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MSVC.

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Starting from 2008 MSDN no longer distributed in .iso files. To install help use

"Help Library Manager".

  http://vshelpdownloader.codeplex.com/

                Tool for downloading base Visual Studio 2010 MSDN package for

                offline first installation.

SDK.

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  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/bb980924.aspx

                Windows SDK

Register SDK to Visual Studio.

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To check all available version::

  cmd> cd %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\vX.X\Setup\

  cmd> WindowsSdkVer.exe -version

To check current used version::

  cmd> cd %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\vX.X\Setup\

  cmd> WindowsSdkVer.exe -current

Register SDK::

  cmd> cd %PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\vX.X\Setup\

  cmd> WindowsSdkVer.exe -version:v6.1

MSVC versions.

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Product             Release     C++  _MSC_VER     MFC _MFC_VER     ATL _ATL_VER

|                   date    version           version          version

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C 1.0                                     100

C 2.0                                     200

C 3.0                                     300

C 4.0                                     400

C 5.0                                     500

C 6.0                  1990               600

C/C++ 7.0              1992               700     1.0   0x0100

Visual C++ 1.0         1993     1.0       800     2.0   0x0200

Visual C++ 1.1         1993     1.1

Visual C++ 1.5         1993     1.5       850     2.5   0x0250

Visual C++ 1.51                 1.5

Visual C++ 1.52                1.52

Visual C++ 1.52b              1.52b

Visual C++ 1.52c              1.52c

Visual C++ 2.0                  2.0       900     3.0   0x0300

Visual C++ 2.1                  2.1

Visual C++ 2.2                  2.2

Visual C++ 4.0         1995     4.0      1000     4.0   0x0400

Visual C++ 4.2                  4.2      1020     4.2   0x0420

|                                                                  1.0   0x0100

|                                                                  1.1   0x0110

|                                                                  2.0   0x0200

Visual Studio 97       1997     5.0      1100    4.21   0x0421     2.1   0x0210

Visual Studio 6.0      1998     6.0      1200     6.0   0x0600     3.0   0x0300

VS .NET 2002           2002     7.0      1300     7.0   0x0700     7.0   0x0700

VS .NET 2003           2003     7.1      1310     7.1   0x0710     7.1   0x0710

Visual Studio 2005     2005     8.0      1400     8.0   0x0800     8.0   0x0800

Visual Studio 2008     2008     9.0      1500     9.0   0x0900     9.0   0x0900

Visual Studio 2010     2010    10.0      1600    10.0   0x0A00    10.0   0x0A00

Visual Studio 2012     2012    11.0      1700    11.0   0x0B00    11.0   0x0B00

Visual Studio 2013     2013    12.0      1800    12.0   0x0C00    12.0   0x0C00

Visual Studio 2015     2015    14.0      1900    14.0   0x0E00    14.0   0x0E00

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With ``cl.exe`` versions:

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NAME                       VER  _MSC_VER  cl

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Visual Studio 6.0 (1998)   6.0      1200

Visual Studio .NET (2002)  7.0      1300

Visual Studio .NET 2003    7.1      1310

Visual Studio 2005         8.0      1400 14.00

Visual Studio 2008         9.0      1500 15.00

Visual Studio 2010         10.0     1600 16.00

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To check version from command line::

  cmd# cl /help 2>&1 | head -n 1

  Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 16.00.30319.01 for 80x8

  cmd# cl /help 2>&1 | head -n 1 | sed "s=.*Version \([0-9]*\)\.\([0-9]*\)\..*=\1.\2="

  16.00

Reference:

http://bytepointer.com/msvc/index.htm

  Microsoft Visual C++ Unofficial Changelists

http://mariusbancila.ro/blog/2015/08/12/version-history-of-vc-mfc-and-atl/

  Version history of VC MFC and ATL

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Visual_Studio#History

  VS History

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Microsoft_codenames#Visual_Studio_family

  Visual Studio family

MFC versions.

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  MFC version      Visual C++ version

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  1.0              Microsoft C/C++ 7.0

  2.0              Visual C++ 1.0

  2.5              Visual C++ 1.5

  3.0              Visual C++ 2.0

  3.1              Visual C++ 2.1

  3.2              Visual C++ 2.2

  4.0              Visual C++ 4.0

  4.1              Visual C++ 4.1

  4.2              Visual C++ 4.2

  4.21 (mfc42.dll) Visual C++ 5.0

  6.0 (mfc42.dll)  Visual C++ 6.0

  7.0 (mfc70.dll)  Visual C++ .NET 2002

  7.1 (mfc71.dll)  Visual C++ .NET 2003

  8.0 (mfc80.dll)  Visual C++ 2005

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http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/3z02ch3k.aspx

  ATL and MFC Version Numbers

ALT version.

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  ATL version   Visual C++ version

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  1.0, 1.1, 2.0 None. Released to Web in Visual C++ 4.x time frame.

  3.0           Visual C++ 6.0

  7.0           Visual C++ .NET 2002

  7.1           Visual C++ .NET 2003

  8.0           Visual C++ 2005

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http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/3z02ch3k.aspx

  ATL and MFC Version Numbers

MS SDK version.

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Description                                             VER

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Included in Visual Studio 2005                         v5.0

Included in Visual Studio 2008                        v6.0A

SDK Update for Windows Vista

SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5     v6.1

Included in Visual Studio 2010 Express                v7.0A

SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP 1          v7.0

SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4                 v7.1

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  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/dd146047.aspx

                Which SDK do I install?

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows_SDK#Versions

                Microsoft Windows SDK Versions

MSVC and SDK compatibility

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SDK ver MSVC releases

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   6.1  MSVC 2005, 2008 + express

   7.0  MSVC 2008 + express

   7.1  MSVC 2005, 2008, 2010 + express

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Legacy VS 6.0

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Processor pack is compatable with SP5 and incompatible with SP6. It adds support

for SSE/SSE2 instruction set.

http://wayback.archive.org/web/20100923113933/http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/aa718349.aspx

  Visual C++ 6.0 Processor Pack (for SP5).

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2105322/visual-studio-6-processor-pack-enabling-sse2

  Visual Studio 6 Processor Pack Enabling SSE2

http://bytepointer.com/masm/vcpp5_readme.htm

  Microsoft Visual C++ Processor Pack Release Readme

http://bytepointer.com/download.php?name=vc6pp5_procpack.chm

  Docs.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3991043/how-to-install-vs6-sp5-and-proc-pack-on-windows-7

  How to install VS6, SP5, and Proc Pack on Windows 7?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/186207/visual-studio-6-processor-pack-compatibility

  Visual Studio 6 Processor Pack compatibility

Build MSVC project from command line.

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  cmd> cd %proj%

  cmd> %WINDIR%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\msbuild.exe  file.sln

'msbuild.exe' can not upgrade Visual Studio project files, so you better use 'vcbuild.exe' (which

present in MSVC version 8.0/9.0)::

  cmd> cd %proj%

  cmd> %MSVC_ROOT%\VC\vcpackages\vcbuild.exe  file.sln

  cmd> %MSVC_ROOT%\VC\bin\amd64\vcbuild.exe  file.vcproj

  cmd> cd %proj%

  cmd> %MSVC_ROOT%\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe  /Clean file.sln

  cmd> %MSVC_ROOT%\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe  /Build file.sln

  cmd> %MSVC_ROOT%\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe  /Deploy file.sln

  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms164311.aspx

                MSBuild Command Line Reference

  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/kdxzbw9t.aspx

                VCBUILD Command Line

  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/xee0c8y7.aspx

                Devenv Command Line Switches

Check linking problem.

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Use '/verbose:lib' to see list of libraries for linking and thier order.

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