Open the ncbi_cpp.sln project/solution file c++/compilers/msvc800_prj/static/build/ncbi_cpp.sln.
Right click on the -CONFIGURE-DIALOG- project on the Solution Explorer and select “Build” from the context menu, which will bring up a window titled “Project Tree Builder”.
In the “Project Tree Builder” window’s first text box, enter scripts\projects\blast_core_lib.lst, click OK, and on the subsequent window click “Reload”.
After the environment reloads, right click on blast.lib and select “Build”.
The blast.lib library file will be found in c++\compilers\msvc800_prj\static\lib\CONF\blast.lib, where CONF represents the appropriate configuration (e.g.: debugdll, debugmt, releasedll, or releasemt), and the headers will be found in c++\compilers\msvc800_prj\static\inc and c++\include.