title: lib.exe, Visual Studio, generating .lib files from dll's and def files
body: <p>I am new to windows and visual studio. I have to compile a code written in c++. It uses different libraries. I found the  dll files for those libraries. I can compile the source without any problem but there are link problems. I do not know how to link dll files. I understood that I need .lib files for that. But some of the libraries required do not have any lib files provided. There are only dll files and dif files. How can I generate the required lib files by using Visual studio 2010 ultimate? I cannot find a program called lib.exe. Thank You.</p>