diff --git a/LaRCsim/ls_init.c b/LaRCsim/ls_init.c
index 399929e87..583931c10 100644
--- a/LaRCsim/ls_init.c
+++ b/LaRCsim/ls_init.c
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
 
 $Header$
 $Log$
+Revision 1.3  1998/01/05 22:19:25  curt
+#ifdef'd out some unused code that was problematic for MSVC++ to compile.
+
 Revision 1.2  1997/05/29 22:39:58  curt
 Working on incorporating the LaRCsim flight model.
 
@@ -210,6 +213,8 @@ void ls_init()
 }
 
 
+#ifdef COMPILE_THIS_CODE_THIS_USELESS_CODE
+
 char *ls_init_get_set(char *buffer, char *eob)
 /* This routine parses the settings file for "init" entries. */
 {
@@ -308,7 +313,7 @@ char *ls_init_get_set(char *buffer, char *eob)
 
     return bufptr;
 }
-
+#endif /* COMPILE_THIS_CODE_THIS_USELESS_CODE */
 
 
 void ls_init_put_set( FILE *fp )
diff --git a/LaRCsim/ls_interface.c b/LaRCsim/ls_interface.c
index 5c6c62abe..a1200045d 100644
--- a/LaRCsim/ls_interface.c
+++ b/LaRCsim/ls_interface.c
@@ -327,6 +327,8 @@ void ls_setdefopts()
 #define OPT_OK 0
 #define OPT_ERR 1
 
+#ifdef COMPILE_THIS_CODE_THIS_USELESS_CODE
+
 extern char *optarg;
 extern int optind;
 
@@ -476,6 +478,7 @@ int ls_checkopts(argc, argv)	/* check and set options flags */
 	 
     return OPT_OK;
   }
+#endif /* COMPILE_THIS_CODE_THIS_USELESS_CODE */
 
 
 void ls_loop( dt, initialize )
@@ -909,6 +912,9 @@ int fgLaRCsim_2_Flight (struct fgFLIGHT *f) {
 /* Flight Gear Modification Log
  *
  * $Log$
+ * Revision 1.11  1998/01/05 22:19:26  curt
+ * #ifdef'd out some unused code that was problematic for MSVC++ to compile.
+ *
  * Revision 1.10  1997/12/10 22:37:43  curt
  * Prepended "fg" on the name of all global structures that didn't have it yet.
  * i.e. "struct WEATHER {}" became "struct fgWEATHER {}"