To test the LibTorrent library , follow these steps
1 - Create a Win32 Console application project,Empty. (Visual Studio 2008)
2 - Set Properties of project
a - Set prefrences of project -> C++ General - Additional Include Directories $(BOOST_ROOT) $(LIBTORRENT)\include $(LIBTORRENT)\include\libtorrent $(LIBTORRENT)\zlib -> C++ Preprocessor - Preprocessor Definitions WIN32 _DEBUG _WINDOWS _WIN32_WINNT=0x0500 BOOST_FILESYSTEM_VERSION=2 -> Linker General - Library Directories $(BOOST_ROOT)\stage\lib C:\libtorrent\libtorrent\Debug [folder where libtorrent.lib resides] -> Linker Input - libtorrent.lib libboost_system-vc90-mt-gd-1_47.lib
3 - Add a source file from expamples
...\libtorrent-rasterbar-0.15.8\examples
4 - Build project.