fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'windows.h': No such file or directory

When compiling some files e.g. CPPUnitTest, I got this fatal error:

fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'windows.h': No such file or directory

Solution: You must be using Express Edition of Visual Studio which does not include the win32 SDK:
go to Visual C++ Express Edition home, cilck using Platform SDK, do what ms tells you to do .

Using Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition with the Microsoft Platform SDK