Hi...just wanted to ask that why the hell am i getting this error... ------ Build started: Project: GLUT, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------ Linking... MSVCRTD.lib(crtexew.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _WinMain@16 referenced in function ___tmainCRTStartup D:\Visual Studio 2005\MyProjects\OpenGL\GLUT\Debug\GLUT.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals Build log was saved at "file://d:\Visual Studio 2005\MyProjects\OpenGL\GLUT\GLUT\Debug\BuildLog.htm" GLUT - 2 error(s), 0 warning(s) ========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ========== Is there anything wrong with glut??or its paths..if it is so, please help me out and also provide a link from where i can get GLUT, the latest...or any previous versions...thnx

You need to create a Win32 Console Project, not a Win32 Project.

The entry point for a Win32 project is the WinMain function. Since you don't have one, the linker is complaining. The entry point for a console application is the main function which (I assume) you have.

Hope that helps.