Can I use Visual Studio 2010's C++ compiler with Visual Studio 2008's C++ Runtime Library?

Question

I have an application that needs to operate on Windows 2000. I\'d also like to use Visual Studio 2010 (mainly because of the change in the definition of the auto

Answer 1

Create a .LIB that implements the missing functionality and link it ahead of KERNEL32.LIB.

You will need to use the linker option /NODEFAULTLIB:kernel32.lib so that you can put your w2kcompat.lib ahead of kernel32.lib.