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winsock2.h, no such file or directory

I have this error while compiling my Visual C++ project in Visual Studio 2008 on XP. How to resolve this error :(

Error   1   fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'winsock2.h': No such file or directory    c:\program files\microsoft visual studio 9.0\vc\atlmfc\include\atlbase.h    68  WOT
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Your Windows SDK is not configure correctly. The easiest way to fix this is to install Windows 7 SDK. (yes, you can install it on windows xp and develop for xp)

J-16 SDiZ  2010-09-02 00:59:08

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