......... Im guesing that is why your name is arsole.

^ lol
ON Topic: rob215 try putting the .dll files from the powder toy folder (not source but where the .exe is kept) into your debug folder in your source folder or wherever your .vcxproj file is. hope i helped!

Check your linking again. Hopefully, you actually typed the source directory path instead of just typing <source>.

1) Download source
2) Delete ._powder.c (or w/e)
3) Add needed libraries
4) File > Create new project from existing files
5) Windows app, select folder, blah blah
6) finish
7) Project > Properties > Configuration properties > Linker > Input
8) Click addition properties, then edit, and add:
shell32.lib
ws2_32.lib
wsock32.lib
$(SolutionDir)\SDL\SDL.lib
$(SolutionDir)\SDL\SDLmain.lib
$(SolutionDir)\bzlib\libbz2.lib

9) Apply
10) VC++ Directories
11) click 'Include directories' and edit
12) add:
$(SolutionDir)\BZlib
$(SolutionDir)\SDL

13) Ok
14)Go to whatever line and change 'SDL\SDL.h' to 'SDL.h'
15) Save

Were talking about ._powder.c, not powder.c