clipka wrote:

> That thing is called "Express Edition"; a seriously sick thing if I'm asked, but
> - quote from the POV beta source code page:
> 
> "The express edition of VS2005 is reported to work, but some workarounds are
> required if you wish to build the editor provided with the source. (It is not
> necessary to build the editor to be able to use the EXE)."

There is actually no such as thing as an express edition of VS2005,
but there are the express editions Visual C# 2005, Visual Basic 2005
and Visual C++ 2005. Obviously, the latter is required for POV-Ray.
I didn't try it with the 2008 versions, but you can still download
the 2005 versions from Microsoft.

They are not technically freeware as requested by the OP, but you
don't have to pay for them. You need to register with Microsoft
in order to use them.

The C++ version supports .NET applications and only limited native
code applications, as it does not come with the Platform SDK for Windows
system programming, which is why Win32 GUI applications will not build
out of the box. You can, however, download and install the Platform SDK
separately, its also available for free.

Been there, done that with Beta 25 (mostly out of curiosity):

http://news.povray.org/povray.beta-test/thread/%3C480d3b6c%40news.povray.org%3E/?ttop=292406&toff=50

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