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I downloaded and installed Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows Desktop, and now I want to start it. I expected I could just go to Metro and type, but nothing (relevant) comes up! I tried to find the installation folder but can't find it. There are a few versions of Visual Studio but none of them say "Express 2013". Despite how I sound, I'm not a complete idiot when it comes to computers, but I just can't seem to open Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows Desktop, well, the C++ IDE anyway. I have read the official "Getting Started" guides but they don't tell me how to actually open it! Why can't it be as easy as opening IntelliJ IDEA or PyCharm?
Ok for all who have trouble opening VS you can do it like so:
In the search area of Start type run and in the run window type devenv.
You can also press Win + R to open the run window.
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I have made an encryption application in visual studio 2017. work fine in a environment with VS2017 already installed but the application is not portable.
In a environment where not version of VS is installed a error show up.
MSVCP140D.dll missing
I don't want to download everytime Visual Studio for fixing this error, is there a way to prevente it ?
More information about the application :
Compiled in VS2017
made on Windows 10 x64
use Tiny file dialogue
You should distribute release version of executable that will depend upon VS 2017 redistributable package rather than debug version that depend on debug runtime libraries (notice the D suffix in library name).
You can link the runtime library statically, or provide the VS 2017 redistributable.
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Is there any way that I can use Visual C or Visual C++ compilers from the command line without having to install visual studio?
I have tried it before, and I couldn't find one. Seeking help.
Yes you can, for example Windows SDK comes with a Visual C++ compiler, but it doesn't contain Visual Studio, a quick search found this msdn page.
LE "brilliant" decision from Microsoft: it seems that newer Windows SDK doesn't come with compilers, so you need to install Visual Studio to have what to use from command line.
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I have just installed Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 for Windows and I wonder how to create C++ apps in this.
Actually I have a code in C++ OpenGL (a bowling game I created which you can see in my older posts, that was in Eclipse), that I want to run in Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 for Windows.
There is a little confusion. If you've got "Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows 8", you cannot make classic C++ projects, only a XAML/C# and C++/CLI managed stuff.
For native C++, try "Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows Desktop" or any commercial distributive.
BTW, AFAIK, you can test Visual Studio Express 2013 Release Candidate commercial editions free for now.
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I would like to download a newer version of VS Express, but It seems to me that VS 2012 includes Basic, C# and C++ as well, however I only need C++...
Nevertheless I can download VS 2010 which includes only C++. (Visual C++ Express)
So I don't want to waste hard disk with unnecessery packages. Does 2012 include all these languages? What would you do in my place?
VS2012 is the first version of Visual Studio where the Express editions are no longer broken out by language preference. Guessing at a reason for this, it might have something to do with the proliferation of target platforms between these Express editions. New in VS2012 is the distinction between the Desktop, Windows 8 and Phone editions. If they would have kept the language choices, that would have added 8 more editions to choose from.
Be sure to pick the right one. With high odds that you want the Desktop edition unless you specifically want to target the Windows 8 Store or Phone. VB.NET, C# will come along with the ride, JS if you pick Store or Phone.
You could delete the VB and C# subdirectories after installing it but that will recover very little disk space. These languages share a lot of the plumbing in VS. Especially since C++ got integrated into the build system. Their compilers are not actually part of VS, they are part of .NET
Each Express edition is for a single language/purpose.
The full Visual Studio, however, combines everything into one big package.
EDIT: Chris, who's using it, notes in a comment that the Dekstop edition of Visual Studio Express indeed supports multiple languages.
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I need to know where i can get a free version of C and C++ compilers for Windows Vista. Many of the versions i have tried are not working in fullscreen mode.
Please take a look at visual studio 2008 express edition.
It is a freeware IDE and compiler from Microsoft for C#, VB.Net, C++, SQL, and web.
The Express line is a lightweight version of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 product.
I believe it has full screen support in the IDE.
See the wikipedia page for further reading.
Have you tried MinGW? It's a command-line compiler. I don't have Vista, so I can't test it, but it should work.
Visual Studio Express 2008 if free. It's lacking some specific features that might be a requirements for you. You can check here.
I'm not sure what you mean by "not working in fullscreen mode". Can you be more explicit about what you have tried and exactly how it hasn't worked?
I would recommend trying out the on of thew Microsoft Visual Express packages. http://www.microsoft.com/express/.
I found them very good for trying things out especially for a single developer who is not too concerned about deployment and getting a product to market.
I am not sure if it works for Vista but I can't see why it wouldn't work.
You can try the following to see if they work on Vista.
http://nuwen.net/mingw.html#download (comes with Boost with all the libs already built)
http://www.tdragon.net/recentgcc/
Apart from the aforementioned MSVS and MinGW, you could try Eclipse CDT and Code::Blocks. While MSVS, especially with Visual Assist (costs money), is quite a powerful and convenient tool, the other IDEs have the benefit of working with more OSes. And yes, they’re powerful and convenient, too.
Update: True, these are IDEs, not compilers. For C++ under MS Windows, they both use MinGW as the compiler. But it’s my understanding that it’s IDEs that the OP needs.