JJ,
I searched for mspdb80.dll in the registry, not there. Then I searched for mspdb80.dll in explorer. I found two version, different sizes, in Visual Studio, apparently one is a 64 bit version and the other a 32 bit version, and guess which one is first - the wrong one.
When I execute I use a 32 bit .exe to kick off a 32 bit CMD window to execute the makeit.bat, so I have to have the 32 bit version.
Dave.