Trouble Compiling with VS LNK 4044..can't find library files

Hi all, looking for some help..not sure where to turn.

So I'm a grad student doing modelling work for the first time and am finding it pretty rough.

I have the source code for a model written in C. I modified the makefile.inc paths to the VC/bin and VC/lib and whatnot (yes, I suck at this), and it started compiling using the 'nmake' command. Then it stopped and I keep getting this. I try using different compilers prior before using VS.

Any help would be appreciated in interpreting this error message and pointing me in some direction. Thanks!

Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 12.00.21005.1
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

        link "/libpath=c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\VC\li
b" -out:../lpj.exe lpj.obj ../lib/liblpj.lib  ../lib/libbase.lib  ../lib/libsoil
.lib ../lib/libtree.lib  ../lib/libgrass.lib  ../lib/libnum.lib ../lib/libclimat
e.lib
Microsoft (R) Incremental Linker Version 12.00.21005.1
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

LINK : warning LNK4044: unrecognized option '/libpath=c:\Program Files (x86)\Mic
rosoft Visual Studio 12.0\VC\lib'; ignored
LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'LIBCMT.lib'
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0
\VC\BIN\link.EXE"' : return code '0x450'
Stop.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0
\VC\bin\nmake.EXE"' : return code '0x2'
Stop.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '(cd' : return code '0x2'
Stop.