Ohh really now? 1>------ Build started: Project: EffectPools, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------ 1>fxc pre-compile: c:\Program Files\Microsoft DirectX SDK (March 2009)\Samples\C++\Direct3D10\EffectPools\EffectPools3.fx 1>'fxc' is not recognized as an internal or external command, 1>operable program or batch ...