download www.mingw.org base tools and install add includes in your project how to make libvlc.lib / libvlccore.lib add "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE" in system Env path "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\bin\dumpbin.exe" /EXPORTS libvlccore.dll /OUT:libvlccore.def "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\bin\dumpbin.exe" /EXPORTS libvlc.dll /OUT:libvlc.def edit def file and add EXPORTS on top apply %?????????????????????????? regexp in ultraedit to keep only the fonction names delete other things "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\bin\lib.exe" /DEF:libvlccore.def /OUT:libvlccore.lib "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\bin\lib.exe" /DEF:libvlc.def /OUT:libvlc.lib idem for libvlc.dll