cannot open "kernel32.lib"

Check the VC++ directories, in VS 2010 these can be found in your project properties. Check whether “$(WindowsSdkDir)\lib” is included in the directories list, if not, manually add it. If you're building for X64 platform, you should select X64 from the “Platform” ComboBox, and make sure that “$(WindowsSdkDir)\lib\x64” is included in the directories list.