#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
	printf("hello\n");
	return 0;
}

It's all the more frustrating because I've designed stuff MUCH more complicated on this computer. My errors seem to be all linking errors. I've done all I can think of, which was really just to make sure my subsystem was set to console.

1>------ Build started: Project: Brain, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------
1>Linking...
1>MSVCRTD.lib(crtexe.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__InterlockedExchange@8 referenced in function ___tmainCRTStartup
1>MSVCRTD.lib(crtexe.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__Sleep@4 referenced in function ___tmainCRTStartup
1>MSVCRTD.lib(crtexe.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__InterlockedCompareExchange@12 referenced in function ___tmainCRTStartup
1>MSVCRTD.lib(_error_.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__IsDebuggerPresent@0 referenced in function _DebuggerKnownHandle
1>MSVCRTD.lib(gs_report.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__IsDebuggerPresent@0
1>MSVCRTD.lib(_error_.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__RaiseException@16 referenced in function "int __cdecl DebuggerProbe(unsigned long)" (?DebuggerProbe@@YAHK@Z)
1>MSVCRTD.lib(_error_.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__DebugBreak@0 referenced in function "void __cdecl failwithmessage(void *,int,int,char const *)" (?failwithmessage@@YAXPAXHHPBD@Z)
1>MSVCRTD.lib(_error_.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__WideCharToMultiByte@32 referenced in function "void __cdecl failwithmessage(void *,int,int,char const *)" (?failwithmessage@@YAXPAXHHPBD@Z)
1>MSVCRTD.lib(_error_.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__MultiByteToWideChar@24 referenced in function "void __cdecl failwithmessage(void *,int,int,char const *)" (?failwithmessage@@YAXPAXHHPBD@Z)
1>MSVCRTD.lib(_error_.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__lstrlenA@4 referenced in function "void __cdecl _RTC_AllocaFailure(void *,struct _RTC_ALLOCA_NODE *,int)" (?_RTC_AllocaFailure@@YAXPAXPAU_RTC_ALLOCA_NODE@@H@Z)
1>MSVCRTD.lib(_error_.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__GetProcAddress@8 referenced in function "void __cdecl _RTC_AllocaFailure(void *,struct _RTC_ALLOCA_NODE *,int)" (?_RTC_AllocaFailure@@YAXPAXPAU_RTC_ALLOCA_NODE@@H@Z)
1>MSVCRTD.lib(_pdblkup_.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__GetProcAddress@8
1>MSVCRTD.lib(_error_.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__LoadLibraryA@4 referenced in function "void __cdecl _RTC_AllocaFailure(void *,struct _RTC_ALLOCA_NODE *,int)" (?_RTC_AllocaFailure@@YAXPAXPAU_RTC_ALLOCA_NODE@@H@Z)
1>MSVCRTD.lib(_pdblkup_.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__LoadLibraryA@4
1>MSVCRTD.lib(unhandld.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__SetUnhandledExceptionFilter@4 referenced in function ___CxxSetUnhandledExceptionFilter
1>MSVCRTD.lib(gs_report.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__SetUnhandledExceptionFilter@4
1>MSVCRTD.lib(gs_support.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__QueryPerformanceCounter@4 referenced in function ___security_init_cookie
1>MSVCRTD.lib(gs_support.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__GetTickCount@0 referenced in function ___security_init_cookie
1>MSVCRTD.lib(gs_support.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__GetCurrentThreadId@0 referenced in function ___security_init_cookie
1>MSVCRTD.lib(gs_support.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__GetCurrentProcessId@0 referenced in function ___security_init_cookie
1>MSVCRTD.lib(gs_support.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__GetSystemTimeAsFileTime@4 referenced in function ___security_init_cookie
1>MSVCRTD.lib(_pdblkup_.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__HeapFree@12 referenced in function "int __cdecl _RTC_GetSrcLine(unsigned char *,wchar_t *,unsigned long,int *,wchar_t *,unsigned long)" (?_RTC_GetSrcLine@@YAHPAEPA_WKPAH1K@Z)
1>MSVCRTD.lib(_pdblkup_.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__HeapAlloc@12 referenced in function "int __cdecl _RTC_GetSrcLine(unsigned char *,wchar_t *,unsigned long,int *,wchar_t *,unsigned long)" (?_RTC_GetSrcLine@@YAHPAEPA_WKPAH1K@Z)
1>MSVCRTD.lib(_pdblkup_.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__GetProcessHeap@0 referenced in function "int __cdecl _RTC_GetSrcLine(unsigned char *,wchar_t *,unsigned long,int *,wchar_t *,unsigned long)" (?_RTC_GetSrcLine@@YAHPAEPA_WKPAH1K@Z)
1>MSVCRTD.lib(_pdblkup_.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__GetModuleFileNameW@12 referenced in function "int __cdecl _RTC_GetSrcLine(unsigned char *,wchar_t *,unsigned long,int *,wchar_t *,unsigned long)" (?_RTC_GetSrcLine@@YAHPAEPA_WKPAH1K@Z)
1>MSVCRTD.lib(_pdblkup_.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__VirtualQuery@12 referenced in function "int __cdecl _RTC_GetSrcLine(unsigned char *,wchar_t *,unsigned long,int *,wchar_t *,unsigned long)" (?_RTC_GetSrcLine@@YAHPAEPA_WKPAH1K@Z)
1>MSVCRTD.lib(_pdblkup_.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__FreeLibrary@4 referenced in function "struct HINSTANCE__ * __cdecl GetPdbDll(void)" (?GetPdbDll@@YAPAUHINSTANCE__@@XZ)
1>MSVCRTD.lib(gs_report.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__TerminateProcess@8 referenced in function ___report_gsfailure
1>MSVCRTD.lib(gs_report.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__GetCurrentProcess@0 referenced in function ___report_gsfailure
1>MSVCRTD.lib(gs_report.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__UnhandledExceptionFilter@4 referenced in function ___report_gsfailure
1>C:\Users\Jarl\Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\Brain\Debug\Brain.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 26 unresolved externals
1>Build log was saved at "file://c:\Users\Jarl\Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\Brain\Brain\Debug\BuildLog.htm"
1>Brain - 31 error(s), 0 warning(s)
========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

I'm using 64 bit Vista and one thing I wonder if I should mention is that for some time now when I start a program I'm told that kernel32.lib can't be found. I've found the library in some Microsoft SDK folder and I add that to the library search path but I wonder why it isn't done automatically and thought it might suggest that something is wrong.

You could probably dig around and figure out what the problem is, but an easy first step is to reinstall/repair Visual Studio. Make sure the installation is clean before doing any crazy troubleshooting. It could just be a corrupt DLL or two. :)

kernel32.lib can't be found. I've found the library in some Microsoft SDK folder and I add that to the library search path but ... something is wrong.

your .NET installation is broken. Unless you're some sort of windows/.NET guru, the chance of you fixing it correctly is small.

uninstall all visual studio and .NET components, reboot, then reinstall.

Well, reinstalling fixed it, thanks.

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