Install VisualC++ 2005 Express Edition
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/download/

Install the Microsoft Platform SDK for your chipset/os type
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/usingpsdk/

1. Install Maya 7.0.1

2. Install Aqsis-1.2.0alpha1, additionally select Source Shaders and libraries
   Update Path environment variable for current or all users [not None]
   Create AQSISHOME environment variable
   Associate Aqsis with the RIB/SL file extension

3. My Computer->Properties->Advanced->Environment Variables

   Add new environment variables for either the user or the system:

     Name: AQSIS
     Value: C:\Program Files\Aqsis [or same value as AQSISHOME]

     Name: MAYA_LOCATION
     Value: C:\Program Files\Alias\Maya7.0

4. svn co http://liquidmaya.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/liquidmaya/trunk liquidmaya

5. Start Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition
	
6. Open project. Select liquid/src/MSVC2005/liquid.vcproj

7. Build->Configuration Manager
   Make sure that only the following options are checked/selected

Active Solution configuration:
   Aqsis Release

Active solution platform:
   Win32

Project contexts:
   displayDriverAqsis	Aqsis Release	Win32
   liquid		Aqsis Release	Win32
   
8. Add the Microsoft Platform SDK path
   Build->References->C/C++->General

   Add to Additional Include Directories:
   C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK for Windows Server 2003 R2\Include
  
Configuration Properties:C/C++:General

   Select: Additional Include Directories, change:
     $(AQSISHOME)/include   to
     $(AQSISHOME)/include/aqsis

At present a file is missing from the Aqsis installation which we need.  Therefore a small workaround is required (9, 10)


9.  Grab the Aqsis source from svn.
    svn co https://aqsis.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/aqsis/trunk aqsis

    (We could have compiled Aqsis completely from source, but we're saving some time...)

    Run xsltproc, replacing where you downloaded your aqsis svn to:

    cd C:\Program Files\Aqsis\include\aqsis

    C:\Program Files\Aqsis\include\aqsis>e:\projects\coding\aqsis\win32libs\GnuWin32
    \bin\xsltproc.exe -o ri.inl e:\projects\coding\aqsis\aqsis\rib\api\apiheader.xsl
    e:\projects\coding\aqsis\aqsis\rib\api\api.xml

99. Compiler settings changes:
    The liquidmaya code that we are using will not compile by default out of the box with C++ 2005 as 
Microsoft has enforced, for good reasons, various checking of older style code.  We need to turn those 
checks off :)

  Project->References->C/C++->Advanced

  Add: 4430 to Disable Specific Warnings

100. Build->Build Solution