The project type is not supported by this installation

edit please see the answer further down, which is about 18 months newer, and actually solves the problem. This historically once-accurate answer is no longer as accurate. Leaving intact after the break for this reason. – thanks – jcolebrand What edition of VS do you use? VS2008 Express, Standard, Pro or Team System? VS2010 Professional, Premium or Ultimate? … Read more

mkdir c++ function

If you want to write cross-platform code, you can use boost::filesystem routines This does add a library dependency but chances are you are going to use other filesystem routines as well and boost::filesystem has some great interfaces for that. If you only need to make a new directory and if you are only going to use VS 2008, you … Read more

download and install visual studio 2008

Ok, this may be the dumbest question ever, but I swear I searched for the answer and don’t know what to do. I need to install Visual Studio 2008. The free version. I need it in order to compile something. Microsoft has a download page http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=7873 with a big red “download” button. This button then proceeds to … Read more