Fatal error: “No Target Architecture” in Visual Studio

Question

When I try to compile my c++ project using Visual Studio 2010 in either Win32 or x64 mode I get the following error:

>C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft SDK

Answer 1

At the beginning of the file you are compiling, before any include, try to put ONE of these lines

#define _X86_
#define _AMD64_
#define _ARM_

Choose the appropriate, only one, depending on your architecture.