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+@SET VSINSTALLDIR=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8
+@SET VCINSTALLDIR=%VSINSTALLDIR%\VC
+@SET FrameworkDir=C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework
+@SET FrameworkVersion=v2.0.50727
+@SET FrameworkSDKDir=%VSINSTALLDIR%\SDK\v2.0
+@SET Framework35Version=v3.5
+@if "%VSINSTALLDIR%"=="" goto error_no_VSINSTALLDIR
+@if "%VCINSTALLDIR%"=="" goto error_no_VCINSTALLDIR
+
+@echo Setting environment for using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 x86 tools.
+
+@call :GetWindowsSdkDir
+
+@if not "%WindowsSdkDir%" == "" (
+	set "PATH=%WindowsSdkDir%bin;%PATH%"
+	set "INCLUDE=%WindowsSdkDir%include;%INCLUDE%"
+	set "LIB=%WindowsSdkDir%lib;%LIB%"
+)
+
+@rem
+@rem Root of Visual Studio IDE installed files.
+@rem
+@set DevEnvDir=%VSINSTALLDIR%\Common7\IDE
+
+@set PATH=%VSINSTALLDIR%\Common7\IDE;%VCINSTALLDIR%\BIN;%VSINSTALLDIR%\Common7\Tools;C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.5;%VSINSTALLDIR%\SDK\v2.0\bin;C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727;%VCINSTALLDIR%\VCPackages;%PATH%
+@set INCLUDE=%VCINSTALLDIR%\INCLUDE;%INCLUDE%
+@set LIB=%VCINSTALLDIR%\LIB;%VSINSTALLDIR%\SDK\v2.0\lib;%LIB%
+@set LIBPATH=C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.5;C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727;%VCINSTALLDIR%\LIB;%LIBPATH%
+
+@goto end
+
+:GetWindowsSdkDir
+@call :GetWindowsSdk2008DirHelper HKLM > nul 2>&1
+@if errorlevel 1 call :GetWindowsSdk2003DirHelper HKLM > nul 2>&1
+@if errorlevel 1 call :GetWindowsSdk2008DirHelper HKCU > nul 2>&1
+@if errorlevel 1 call :GetWindowsSdk2003DirHelper HKCU > nul 2>&1
+@if errorlevel 1 set WindowsSdkDir=%VCINSTALLDIR%\PlatformSDK\
+@exit /B 0
+
+:GetWindowsSdk2008DirHelper
+@for /F "tokens=1,2*" %%i in ('reg query "%1\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SDKs\Windows" /v "CurrentInstallFolder"') DO (
+	if "%%i"=="CurrentInstallFolder" (
+		SET "WindowsSdkDir=%%k"
+	)
+)
+@if "%WindowsSdkDir%"=="" exit /B 1
+@exit /B 0
+
+:GetWindowsSdk2003DirHelper
+@for /F "tokens=1,2,3*" %%i in ('reg query "%1\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MicrosoftSDK\InstalledSDKs\D2FF9F89-8AA2-4373-8A31-C838BF4DBBE1" /v "Install Dir"') DO (
+	if "%%i %%j"=="Install Dir" (
+		SET "WindowsSdkDir=%%l"
+	)
+)
+@if "%WindowsSdkDir%"=="" exit /B 1
+@exit /B 0
+
+:error_no_VSINSTALLDIR
+@echo ERROR: VSINSTALLDIR variable is not set. 
+@goto end
+
+:error_no_VCINSTALLDIR
+@echo ERROR: VCINSTALLDIR variable is not set. 
+@goto end
+
+:end