Hi,

I made a simple 2D game using the allegro library. When I run it inside Visual Studio, it works fine, both in the release and debug builds.

But when I open the exe file in windows explorer I get an error message:

First it said: "The program can't start because allegro-4.4.2-md.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix the problem."

So I pasted that file in the same folder as the exe. And I got the same error message, but for another file, "libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll".
I pasted that file in there folder too, and started the exe again. Now, a blank window opens, and I get an error message:
(Project2.exe has stopped working. Close program or check online for solution).

What do I do with this?

I fixed it. I had made just a simple mistake. I had forgot to put the .jpg files needed in the same folder as the exe.
What about the two dll files. Is there any way to build/link the program so I don't need them to open the program?

Ok I'll look for it myself. Thanks

I fixed it. I had made just a simple mistake. I had forgot to put the .jpg files needed in the same folder as the exe.
What about the two dll files. Is there any way to build/link the program so I don't need them to open the program?

The error you posted is Windows telling you that it can not find the dynamic link libraries (DLL's) that the program needs to run. Putting the ".jpg" files in the in the working directory should not have fixed this issue.

As far as the second part of that question, yes there is a way to link them, and the way you are looking for called static linking. I think Allegro provides a static build. You will want to link those libraries instead of the dynamic libraries.

@EDIT: My bad, I could not see the rest of the question on my phone. I did not catch the part where you said you copied the DLL's to the folder. The second error will be fixed by copying the files.