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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 File: docs/README.WIN32
 
-Last updated: Mar 31, 2006 - Karl Schultz - kschultz@users.sourceforge.net
+Last updated: Apr 25, 2007 - Karl Schultz - kschultz@users.sourceforge.net
 
 Quick Start
 ----- -----
@@ -13,18 +13,19 @@ directory.  Don't worry, you will not overwrite anything.
 
 The Windows build system uses Microsoft Visual Studio.  Project files
 for a specific version of Visual Studio are in their own directory in
-the top-level "windows" directory.  For example, Visual Studio 6 files
-are in windows/VC6.  If a directory does not exist for your version of
-Visual Studio, you can try importing the project files from an earlier
-version of Visual Studio.  At this time, project files exist for
-Version 6 and Version 7.  The code has been built with a beta version
-of Version 8 and it runs on 64-bit Windows.  If you want to try this,
-start by importing the VC7 files and create the 64-bit targets in the
-configuration manager.
-
-It is likely that the new and free Visual Studio Express can be used
-to build Mesa, but it hasn't been tried yet.  Start with the VC7
-project files.
+the top-level "windows" directory.  For example, Visual Studio 8 files
+are in windows/VC8.
+
+Support has been dropped for versions of Visual Studio prior to 8. The
+main reason is because Microsoft now provides a free compiler and
+developer environment.  Visual Studio Express can be found at
+
+http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/default.aspx
+
+You'll also need the Platform SDK.  Instructions for obtaining and
+using the SDK with Visual Studio Express can be found at
+
+http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/usingpsdk/
 
 The project files to build the core Mesa library, Windows Mesa
 drivers, OSMesa, and GLU are in the mesa directory.  The project files
@@ -52,9 +53,7 @@ be useful in figuring out any problems, or report them to me.
 To build Mesa with the GDI driver, build the mesa, gdi, and glu
 projects in the Visual Studio workspace found at
 
-       windows/VC6/mesa/mesa.dsw
-or
-       windows/VC7/mesa/mesa.sln
+       windows/VC8/mesa/mesa.sln
 
 The osmesa DLL can also be built with the osmesa project.
 
@@ -74,9 +73,7 @@ GLUT and Demos
 
 A Visual Studio workspace can be found at 
 
-       windows/VC6/progs/progs.dsw
-or
-       windows/VC7/progs/progs.sln
+       windows/VC8/progs/progs.sln
 
 It can be used to build GLUT and a few demos.  The GLUT lib and DLL
 are copied to the top-level lib directory, along with the Mesa libs.
@@ -103,22 +100,10 @@ should build all the demos.
 Build System Notes
 ----- ------ -----
 
-VC6
----
-
-Visual Studio 6 does not recognize files with the .cc extension as C++
-language files, without a lot of unnatural tweaking.  So, the VC6
-build process uses custom build steps to compile these files in the
-GLU library.
-
-Two additional configurations are provided, Debug x86 and Release x86
-that activate the shader code compilation by defining SLANG_86.  It is
-unknown if and how this works.
-
-VC7
+VC8
 ---
 
-The above-mentioned .cc problem does not exist in this version.
+No notes.
 
 
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