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System Requirements
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To use DXBreeze, the following must be installed first:

    Windows XP
    Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition
    Microsoft DirectX SDK (March 2008)

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DXBreeze Settings
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0.  Extract DXBreeze. Suppose its path is D:\DXBreeze
    (Use the actual path to replace it in the following step)

1.  Set up the DXBreeze Include path and Lib path
    Start Visual C++ 2008 Express. Choose Tools->Options
        In Options Window:
            Click Project and Solutions. Choose C++ Directories
        In list of Show directories for:
            Select Include files
            You should see the DirectX SDK Include path shown as
                C:\Program Files\Microsoft DirectX SDK (March 2008)\Include
            Add D:\DXBreeze\Include to the listed Directories
        In list of Show directories for:
            Select Library files
            You should see the DirectX SDK Lib path shown as
                C:\Program Files\Microsoft DirectX SDK (March 2008)\Lib\x86
            Add D:\DXBreeze\Lib to the listed Directories

2.  Create an Empty Project using Visual C++ 2008 Express
    Choose File->New->Project (or Ctrl-Shift-N)
        In New Project Window:
            Project types:
                Select General
            Templates:
                Select Empty Project
    Enter a project name and click OK

3.  Set Embed Manifest to No (needed for each new project)
    Right click the created project and choose properties
        In Property Pages Window:
            Click Manifest Tool
                Select Input and Output
                    Set Embed Manifest to No
                Apply then OK

4.  Optional
    Choose Release instead of Debug Build
    Set Runtime Library to Multi-threaded /MT
    (You may need to redo Step 3 after this)
