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: Use Visual Studio Code Portable + MinGW or Clang for modern portable C++ development instead of VS2008. Only follow this guide for legacy project maintenance.
Then use a batch build script:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0A to your USB: E:\PortableApps\VS2008\SDK\v6.0A Then modify INCLUDE and LIB in your script to point there. VS2008 writes registry keys to HKCU\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\9.0 . Export them from the reference PC (after install) and run .reg on the target PC. Example export:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\MSEnv C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VC On the target PC, VS2008 expects files in %ProgramFiles%\Common Files . Workaround: Use a launcher script that sets up paths.
