Unable to locate program input point Initializecriticalsectionex on dynamic link library Kernel32.dll

Problem Description:

VS2013 compile generated executable file "Unable to locate program input point Initializecriticalsectionex on dynamic link library Kernel32.dll" error message when running under Windows XP

Solution:

1. VS2013 Project Properties, General: Change the platform toolset to Visual Studio 2013-windows XP (V120_XP)

2. Add the Stdafx.h header file #pragma once below

#define WINVER _WIN32_WINNT_WINXP
#define _WIN32_WINNT _WIN32_WINNT_WINXP

Recompile the Build!

Note: If your project references any static libraries or dynamic libraries, you must ensure that the referenced libraries are also compiled with this setting!!!