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 For compiling under Windows, the following is requiered:
 
-*  [Visual C++](http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio) Visual C++ or Visual C++ Express compiler.
+*  [Visual C++](http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio) Visual C++ or Visual C++ Express compiler. **Make sure you get a version that can compile for C++, Desktop**.
 *  [Python 2.7+](http://www.python.org/getit/releases/2.7/) Python 2.7+ (3.0 is untested as of now). Using the 32-bits installer is recommended.
 *  [SCons](http://www.scons.org) SCons build system.