1. Start a second instance of Visual Studio 2012

2. File—>Add—>New Project

3. Navigate to Visual C++/Windows Embedded Compact/SDK1

4. Choose Win32 Console Application and call it HelloSDK

5. Generate the project

6. Set the project to be built in Debug mode (default).

The project is a typical Hello world style console app:

//  HelloSDK.cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application.
//
#include "stdafx.h"
int wmain(int argc, wchar_t *argv)
{
	printf("Welcome to Windows Embedded Project System \n");
	return 0;
}

Listing 1.1: Console app generated by the SDK

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