MacroQuest64

--------------------Configuration: MQ2Main - Win32 Release--------------------
Compiling...
EQClasses.cpp
C:\Program Files\Macroquest\MQ2Main.h(34) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: '..\Dxsdk81\include\dinput.h': No such file or directory
MQ2Auth.cpp
C:\Program Files\Macroquest\MQ2Main.h(34) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: '..\Dxsdk81\include\dinput.h': No such file or directory
MQ2Benchmarks.cpp
C:\Program Files\Macroquest\MQ2Main.h(34) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: '..\Dxsdk81\include\dinput.h': No such file or directory
MQ2ChatHook.cpp
C:\Program Files\Macroquest\MQ2Main.h(34) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: '..\Dxsdk81\include\dinput.h': No such file or directory
MQ2CleanUI.cpp
C:\Program Files\Macroquest\MQ2Main.h(34) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: '..\Dxsdk81\include\dinput.h': No such file or directory
MQ2CommandAPI.cpp
C:\Program Files\Macroquest\MQ2Main.h(34) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: '..\Dxsdk81\include\dinput.h': No such file or directory
MQ2Commands.cpp
C:\Program Files\Macroquest\MQ2Main.h(34) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: '..\Dxsdk81\include\dinput.h': No such file or directory
MQ2Data.cpp
C:\Program Files\Macroquest\MQ2Main.h(34) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: '..\Dxsdk81\include\dinput.h': No such file or directory
MQ2DataAPI.cpp
C:\Program Files\Macroquest\MQ2Main.h(34) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: '..\Dxsdk81\include\dinput.h': No such file or directory
MQ2DataTypes.cpp
C:\Program Files\Macroquest\MQ2Main.h(34) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: '..\Dxsdk81\include\dinput.h': No such file or directory
MQ2DataVars.cpp
C:\Program Files\Macroquest\MQ2Main.h(34) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: '..\Dxsdk81\include\dinput.h': No such file or directory
MQ2DetourAPI.cpp
C:\Program Files\Macroquest\MQ2Main.h(34) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: '..\Dxsdk81\include\dinput.h': No such file or directory
MQ2DInput.cpp
C:\Program Files\Macroquest\MQ2Main.h(34) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: '..\Dxsdk81\include\dinput.h': No such file or directory
MQ2Globals.cpp
C:\Program Files\Macroquest\MQ2Main.h(34) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: '..\Dxsdk81\include\dinput.h': No such file or directory
MQ2KeyBinds.cpp
C:\Program Files\Macroquest\MQ2Main.h(34) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: '..\Dxsdk81\include\dinput.h': No such file or directory
MQ2MacroCommands.cpp
C:\Program Files\Macroquest\MQ2Main.h(34) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: '..\Dxsdk81\include\dinput.h': No such file or directory
MQ2Main.cpp
C:\Program Files\Macroquest\MQ2Main.h(34) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: '..\Dxsdk81\include\dinput.h': No such file or directory
MQ2Mouse.cpp
C:\Program Files\Macroquest\MQ2Main.h(34) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: '..\Dxsdk81\include\dinput.h': No such file or directory
MQ2ParseAPI.cpp
C:\Program Files\Macroquest\MQ2Main.h(34) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: '..\Dxsdk81\include\dinput.h': No such file or directory
MQ2PluginHandler.cpp
C:\Program Files\Macroquest\MQ2Main.h(34) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: '..\Dxsdk81\include\dinput.h': No such file or directory
MQ2Pulse.cpp
C:\Program Files\Macroquest\MQ2Main.h(34) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: '..\Dxsdk81\include\dinput.h': No such file or directory
MQ2Spawns.cpp
C:\Program Files\Macroquest\MQ2Main.h(34) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: '..\Dxsdk81\include\dinput.h': No such file or directory
MQ2Utilities.cpp
C:\Program Files\Macroquest\MQ2Main.h(34) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: '..\Dxsdk81\include\dinput.h': No such file or directory
MQ2Windows.cpp
C:\Program Files\Macroquest\MQ2Main.h(34) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: '..\Dxsdk81\include\dinput.h': No such file or directory
Error executing cl.exe.

MQ2Bzsrch.dll - 24 error(s), 0 warning(s)



what am i missing?

I'd say your not unzipping with folder names.

should be

dxsdk90\include\dinput.h
mq2main\mq2auth.cpp
...

/agree, that appears to be exactly what's going on