title: VC++ 2010 Express Error: cannot open file MSVCRTD.lib
body: <p>I have just uninstalled Visual Studio 2012 in favor of reinstalling Visual C++ 2010 Express. The reason is that I cannot get an API to work with 2012 and I had been using 2010 previously and know it works so I wanted to revert back. So, after reinstalling VC++ 2010 Express and attempting to run a simple Win32 Console App:</p>
  
  <pre><code>int main () {
  
      return 0;
  
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I get this error: <strong>LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'MSVCRTD.lib'</strong></p>
  
  <p>I've done research and am aware of this typically being an issue where I would just need to point the Additional Include Directories to the VC/lib folder in the VC++ root folder <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/927574/compiling-c-program-causes-fatal-error-lnk1104">[See this thread]</a> however that lib folder doesn't actually exist. I've attempted to completely uninstall and reinstall the software several times but it yields the same results.</p>
  
  <p>What else can I do? I have a couple other Visual Studio products on my machine and I don't want to completely uninstall everything because some of it takes a long time to set back up. Here are some images to help get an understanding:</p>
  
  <p><strong>Actual error message:</strong></p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/bDj4t.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p><strong>VC++ folder where lib should be located:</strong></p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/e9Qut.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p><strong>Programs and Features (in case you want to see what other products are installed):</strong></p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/lUXpM.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>