How to build and execute any dumb C++ program on VS2008

One of the most common initial errors which the newbies to Visual Studio encounter

ERROR::::: general error c1010070: Failed to load and parse the manifest.

Follow the steps below to workaround your first roadblock in compiling C++ programs in Visual Studio 2005/2008.

1. Click File>New>Project
2. Select Other Languages>Visual C++ > Win32 in the left pane. Select Win32 Console Application in the right pane.
3. Name the project and click Ok.
4. In the next Pop-up, Click on Application Settings.
5. Click Project>Add Existing Item.
6. Select a checkbox for "Empty Project".
7. Click Finish.
8. In the Solution Explorer, under Source files, Right click and select Add Item.
6. Select a .cpp file
7. Name the file and press Ok/finish.
8. Add your code.
9. Build your Solution(F6)
10. Execute it (F5)

You should be good to go with that.

Tip>> Always avoid having names of projects or cpp files as Example1.1 and so on as VS 2005/2008 do not tend to like the "." in between the names.