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From: John Stone (johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu)
Date: Tue Oct 02 2012 - 15:33:52 CDT

Hi,
  The windows.h header file should indeed included with VS 2008. I'm not
sure why you would not be finding it. Perhaps there's something amiss
with the compiler setup on your machine, or you are trying to make
your own project rather than using the VMD plugin makefiles?

This topic shows up in a quick Google search:
  http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/415758-Visual-Studio-2008-Professional-no-windowsh-/

Cheers,
  John Stone
  vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu

On Tue, Oct 02, 2012 at 01:17:48PM -0700, Marcos Ackel wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I'm trying to compile VMD on Windows and found that many plugin files include a file named "windows.h". It's not included in the sources neither on the Visual Studio 2010 (or 2008).  It's included in the gcc package in Cygwin, but I don't think it's the correct one, as the used compiler is the Visual Studio's one.
>
> So, where is the needed "windows.h" file?
>
>
> Also, as there is not much docs about how to compile VMD on windows, I'm also writing a doc about what are the steps. I'll send it to this list as I get things work.
>
>
> Thank you,
>
> Marcos Ackel 

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