I put the boost libraries in the program files folder and added it to the extra include folders in the settings, and none of the boost parts have had errors so far. The DX SDK integrated itself into VC++ and the runtime installed normally... I also made sure the boost version I got was the same as the one that was first in the include folders settings, the DX SDK i downloaded was dated at March09, if that helps, although it was the only one on the linked page