LNK1104: cannot open file 'kernel32.lib' while linking openCV

Question

I am trying to use OPENCV on visual C++ 2012 as a blank project. All the libraries are set and include paths are correct, however I get the "LNK1104: cannot open file 'kernel32.lib'" error while debugging the code snippet. prior to the error there is also a warning indicating:

Warning 1 warning MSB8003: Could not find WindowsSDKDir variable from the registry. TargetFrameworkVersion or PlatformToolset may be set to an invalid version number. C:\\Program Files (x86)\\MSBuild\\Microsoft.Cpp\\v4.0\\V110\\Microsoft.CppBuild.targets

are they related?

Answer 1

Make you have in VC++ directories (Right click project, Click Property Page),

• Include Directories: $(IncludePath)
• List item Library Directories: $(LibraryPath)