Writing for 32-bit Windows XP on 64-bit Windows 7

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4 comments, last by polyfrag 11 years, 3 months ago

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December 27, 2012 07:11 AM

How do I compile 32-bit (x86) executables on 64-bit (x64) Windows 7 in Visual Studio? The option for x86 is missing in Configuration Manager.

Or what other compiler can I use?

I need a friend who uses 32-bit Windows XP to run my application.

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December 27, 2012 07:19 AM

What version of Visual Studio? It's called Win32 in VS, not x86, in the configuration manager.

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December 27, 2012 07:37 AM

That's weird. But then why is it saying that it's not a valid .EXE file on his computer?

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December 27, 2012 07:45 AM

I'm using Visual Studio C++ 2012 Express.

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December 27, 2012 08:31 AM

Windows XP wasn't supported as target in Visual Studio 2012. They have released some patches for this anyway so you might want to google for that.

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December 27, 2012 11:21 AM

Thanks. Found it.

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