If you don't want to use the project settings because you're worried about other people on the team not being able to compile the code because it is in a different directory (say, D:\Code\SomeDir\ where yours is in C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\My Projects\SomeDir\) you should be able to use '.' and '..' for paths in the Project settings and get a path relative to wherever the .vcproj/.dsp file is located

-nohbdy