Greetings, I have reviewed a lot of forums out there and nothing seems to answer my problem. It seems that I have some kind of link error but i cannot understand the location. This is what I did in detail: Downloaded the Platform SDK to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK for Windows Server 2003 R2 Added C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK for Windows Server 2003 R2\bin to the "Executable Files" under Options|Project and Solution|VC++ Directories Did the same for the "Include Files" and the "Library Files" ...( I believe the installation of the SDK is fine since i was able to compile a windows program by following the directions outlined here http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/usingpsdk/default.aspx) For Boost... 1. Downloaded boost_1_33_1 to C:/boost_1_33_1 2. Obtained bjam.exe and copied this file into C:/boost_1_33_1 3. Modified the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\Tools\vsvars32.bat file to contain the following ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @SET VSINSTALLDIR=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8 @SET VCINSTALLDIR=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC @SET FrameworkDir=C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework @SET FrameworkVersion=v2.0.50727 @SET FrameworkSDKDir=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\SDK\v2.0 @if "%VSINSTALLDIR%"=="" goto error_no_VSINSTALLDIR @if "%VCINSTALLDIR%"=="" goto error_no_VCINSTALLDIR @echo Setting environment for using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 x86 tools. @rem @rem Root of Visual Studio IDE installed files. @rem @set DevEnvDir=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\IDE @set PATH=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8/VC/PlatformSDK/Bin;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\IDE;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\BIN;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\Tools;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\SDK\v2.0\bin;C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\VCPackages;%PATH% @set INCLUDE=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8/VC/PlatformSDK/Include;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\INCLUDE;%INCLUDE% @set LIB=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8/VC/PlatformSDK/Lib;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\LIB;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\SDK\v2.0\lib;%LIB% @set LIBPATH=C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727 @goto end :error_no_VSINSTALLDIR @echo ERROR: VSINSTALLDIR variable is not set. @goto end :error_no_VCINSTALLDIR @echo ERROR: VCINSTALLDIR variable is not set. @goto end :end ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. I even created a new directory as recommended by the boost documentation for VC++ express C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\PlatformSDK In here i copied the Bin, Library and Include folders from C:/boost_1_33_1 5. Navigated to the Visual Studio 2005 Command Prompt and typed the following

chdir C:\boost_1_33_1 C:\boost_1_33_1> bjam.exe "-sVC80_ROOT=C:\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC" -sTOOLS=vc-8_0 install

Part of the errors I get are the following: e-link-static\threading-multi\file_description.obj The system cannot find the path specified The system cannot find the path specified CALL "C:\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\bin\vcvars32.BAT" > nul Ob0 /ENsc /GR /MTd /Zc:forScope /Zc:wchar_t -I"bin\boost\libs\iostreams\build: - I"C:\boost_1_33_1" -I"C:\boost_1_33_1" -Fo"bin\boost\libs\iostreams\build\libboost_iostreams.lib\vc-8_0\debug\runtime-link-static\threading-multi\file_descriptor.obj" -Tp"C:\boost_1_33_1\ libs\iostreams\build\..\src\file_descriptor.cpp" ...failed vc-C++ bin\boost\libs\iostreams\build\libboost_iostreams.lib\vc-8_0\debug\runtime-link-static\threading-multi\file_descriptor.obj... vc-C++ bin\boost\libs\iostreams\build\libboost_iostreams.lib\vc-8_0\debug\runitme-link-static\threading-multi\mapped_file.obj The system cannot find the path specified The system cannot find the path specified . . . . This goes on for a while. (same type of error) ------------------------------------------------------------ Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Hg.