How do I get the Standard SDK 2.1 to build using Microsoft Visual C++?
Use the “File->Open Workspace…” menu command to open the “mp.dsp” project file. This will create a “mp.dsw” workspace file that you can use from now on to open the project. Once the project is loaded use “Build->Set Active Configuration…” and select the “Win32 Release” version and click on “OK”. Use “Project->Settings…”, click on the “C/C++” tab and move the cursor to the end of the “Preprocessor definitions:” line. Remove the “PERSISTENCE_SAMPLE” string from this line (and the trailing comma after the “VALVE_DLL” entry.) and click on “OK”. Now use “Build->Set Active Configuration…” to select the “Win32 Debug” version and click on “OK”. Use “Project->Settings…”, click on the “C/C++” tab and move the cursor to the end of the “Preprocessor definitions:” line. Remove the “PERSISTENCE_SAMPLE” string from this line (and the trailing comma after the “VALVE_DLL” entry.) and click on “OK”. In the “FileView” tab (on the left of the Microsoft Visual window) open up the “mp files” secti
