I tried the 32-bit "MS Visual C++ 4.x, 5.x, 6.x" version, and that worked. I created a console project (for examples/exe_c.c), and added dislnc.lib to linker libraries. You should add a path to \DISLIN for include files, and a path to \DISLIN\WIN for executable files for a successful build/run. I don't know/care much for dislin myself, but the app started and produced a plot at least...