[issue24508] Backport 3.5's Windows build project files to 2.7

[Steve Dower]

Steve Dower added the comment:

Looks like the required install configuration is:

* VS 2008 + VS 2010, or
* VS 2008 + VS 2013 or later + Windows SDK 7.1

The SDK is at http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8279 and contains MSVC10 and platform toolset files for both VC9 and 10. Neither VS 2008 nor VS 2013 include the VC9 platform toolset.

The VC for Python package is also not sufficient, as it doesn't include rc.exe (though I'd be surprised if the output of newer versions of rc.exe aren't compatible). I haven't checked thoroughly to see what else may be missing.

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