I'd like to add the following to the above:

I tried adding the simple serialization code based on the boost site example
to my app and it crashes for both writing and reading the binary archive:

#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include <fstream>
#include <boost/archive/binary_oarchive.hpp>
#include <boost/archive/binary_iarchive.hpp>
#include <boost/serialization/base_object.hpp>
using namespace std;

class gps_position
{
private:
    friend class boost::serialization::access;
    // When the class Archive corresponds to an output archive, the
    // & operator is defined similar to <<.  Likewise, when the class
Archive
    // is a type of input archive the & operator is defined similar to >>.
    template<class Archive>
    void serialize(Archive & ar, const unsigned int version)
    {
        ar & degrees;
        ar & minutes;
        ar & seconds;
    for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
        ar & data[i];
    }
    }
    int degrees;
    int minutes;
    float seconds;
    double* data;
public:
    gps_position(){};
    gps_position(int d, int m, float s) :
        degrees(d), minutes(m), seconds(s)
    {
    data = new double[10];
    for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
        data[i] = i*0.1;
    }
    }
};

void boost2()
{
    cout << "writing archive..." << endl;
    std::ofstream bofs("gps.bin", std::ios::binary);

    // create class instance
    const gps_position g2(36, 60, 24.567f);
    boost::archive::binary_oarchive oa(bofs);
    oa << g2;

    cout << "reading archive..." << endl;
    gps_position newg;
    // create and open an archive for input
    std::ifstream ifs("gps.bin", std::ios::binary);
    boost::archive::binary_iarchive ia(ifs);
    // read class state from archive
    ia >> newg;

    cout << "done." << endl;
}

// calling boost2()
 crashes - stack shown below:

>    msvcr80d.dll!memcpy(unsigned char * dst=0xcdcdcdcd, unsigned char *
src=0x0012fb44, unsigned long count=1)  Line 350    Asm
     msvcr80d.dll!memcpy_s(void * dst=0xcdcdcdcd, unsigned int
sizeInBytes=3452816845, const void * src=0x0012fb44, unsigned int count=1)
Line 67 + 0x11 bytes    C
     msvcp80d.dll!std::char_traits<char>::_Copy_s(char * _First1=0xcdcdcdcd,
unsigned int _Size_in_bytes=3452816845, const char * _First2=0x0012fb44,
unsigned int _Count=1)  Line 575 + 0x16 bytes    C++
     msvcp80d.dll!std::_Traits_helper::copy_s<std::char_traits<char> >(char
* _First1=0xcdcdcdcd, unsigned int _Size=3452816845, const char *
_First2=0x0012fb44, unsigned int _Count=1, std::_Secure_char_traits_tag
__formal={...})  Line 707 + 0x15 bytes    C++
     msvcp80d.dll!std::_Traits_helper::copy_s<std::char_traits<char> >(char
* _First1=0xcdcdcdcd, unsigned int _Size=3452816845, const char *
_First2=0x0012fb44, unsigned int _Count=1)  Line 699 + 0x21 bytes    C++
     msvcp80d.dll!std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::_DebugHeapAllocator<char>
>::assign(const
std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::_DebugHeapAllocator<char>
> & _Right="*", unsigned int _Roff=0, unsigned int _Count=4294967295)  Line
1021 + 0x25 bytes    C++
     msvcp80d.dll!std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::_DebugHeapAllocator<char>
>::assign(const
std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::_DebugHeapAllocator<char>
> & _Right="*")  Line 1006    C++
     msvcp80d.dll!std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::_DebugHeapAllocator<char>
>::operator=(const
std::basic_string<char,std::char_traits<char>,std::_DebugHeapAllocator<char>
> & _Right="*")  Line 888    C++
     msvcp80d.dll!std::_DebugHeapString::operator=(const
std::_DebugHeapString & __that={...})  + 0x13 bytes    C++
     evviewn.exe!std::locale::locale<boost::archive::codecvt_null<char>
>(const std::locale & _Loc={...}, const boost::archive::codecvt_null<char> *
_Facptr=0x028f42b8)  Line 301 + 0x33 bytes    C++
     evviewn.exe!boost::archive::add_facet<boost::archive::codecvt_null<char>
>(const std::locale & l={...}, boost::archive::codecvt_null<char> *
f=0x028f42b8)  Line 46 + 0x2a bytes    C++
     evviewn.exe!boost::archive::basic_binary_oprimitive<boost::archive::binary_oarchive,char,std::char_traits<char>
>::basic_binary_oprimitive<boost::archive::binary_oarchive,char,std::char_traits<char>
>(std::basic_streambuf<char,std::char_traits<char> > & sb={...}, bool
no_codecvt=false)  Line 116 + 0x48 bytes    C++
     evviewn.exe!boost::archive::binary_oarchive_impl<boost::archive::binary_oarchive,char,std::char_traits<char>
>::binary_oarchive_impl<boost::archive::binary_oarchive,char,std::char_traits<char>
>(std::basic_ostream<char,std::char_traits<char> > & os={...}, unsigned int
flags=0)  Line 79 + 0x4d bytes    C++
     evviewn.exe!boost::archive::binary_oarchive::binary_oarchive(std::basic_ostream<char,std::char_traits<char>
> & os={...}, unsigned int flags=0)  Line 38 + 0x17 bytes    C++
     evviewn.exe!boost2()  Line 277 + 0x14 bytes    C++