When I compile in VS2012, I get error that cant find files that should be in the #include directory, "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\VC\include".
I've attempted to resolve this by copying the #include directory from VS2010 in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\include"
This presented more errors. I've also tried changing the path for the #include directory (in Project/Properties/VC++ directories) as suggested here with
$(VCInstallDir)include;$(VCInstallDir)atlmfc\include;$(WindowsSdkDir)include;$(WindowsSDK_IncludePath);$(FrameworkSDKDir)\include.
I've also reinstalled VS2012 several times to no avail. Does anybody have a solution.
It could be a known bug described here: http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/762015/include-and-libraries-directories-not-setup-correctly-for-c-if-vs2010-already-installed
The installer has a bug if 2010 was previously installed. I experienced this one.
Microsoft supports stdint from VS 2012 on. Look here.
#include <cstdint>
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I'm trying to add pthread library to Visual Studio 2017 (I'm using Windows 10 OS). I'm using the following guide from another post tat I saw, but I can't find the "Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0" folder in "C:\Program Files x86". I have Visual Studio 2017 and It's working. I've checked and I've installed the Visual Studio C++. What else should I install? Is there any other way to include pthread library by just adding it to the project and including the path to the library in the linker or something similar?
Thank you
Since visual studio 2017 visual studio is installed in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\<version>\<edition> by default e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community. There are other changes to the internal layout of files within the visual studio directory too. Your guide seems to only provide libraries for Visual Studio 2010 and 2012, these won't work in 2017, you should try to find an updated guide (or just use std::thread instead of pthreads).
Installing these files inside the visual studio directory isn't the right approach anyway, install them to a directory of your choice and update your project settings to point to that directory. The lazy approach in the guide is likely to cause problems in the long run.
My PC has Windows 2008 Server R2 64bit, and VS2010 Ultimate, originally setup for C# & VB with VS2010 SP1. I just added VC++ (only x64 option not Itanium). I can not find the standard include files like:
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0A or v7.0A. I did not see any options within the setup/repair for x86, assumed it was the default. What am I doing wrong?
Update1: Should have mentioned, at one time had VS2010 C++ Express installed. Before posting I tried several things:
Completely uninstalled C++ Express
Ran VS2010 Ultimate REPAIR multiple times.
Completely unstalled VS2010 Ultimate, then re-installed VS2010 Ultimate. Still have same problem.
Update2: According to other SO related posts, the standard files should be in directory of C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\include. I only have these
06/22/2014 11:59 PM <DIR> .
06/22/2014 11:59 PM <DIR> ..
01/18/2011 10:02 PM 11,428 ammintrin.h
08/31/2009 02:35 AM 2,431 omp.h
08/31/2009 02:34 AM 527 pgobootrun.h
08/31/2009 02:36 AM 14,733 srv.h
08/31/2009 02:06 AM 29,082 wmiatlprov.h
Reinstall VS2010 Ultimate , it's the safest way to get it done, and it won't take your long time...
Your setup is definitely broken. This is the most likely reason. Try reinstalling VS. Depending on the size and type of corruption this may work and may not work.
Other less likely case is the option below. Check it.
On my system in the directory C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\VC\include there are 220 files. You can try to put proper include files into similar directory (10.0 instead of 11.0) on your computer. Difference between versions is not big from this point of view.
Few months ago I installed Visual Studio 2012 Ultimate.
Beacuse of some school projects, I had to install Visual C++ 2010 Express Edition.
Now, when I try to compile a project in Visual C++ 2010, I cannot include any usual header
like <iostream>, <cmath>, etc. The folder the compiler searches is C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0A\Include.
But all these include files are located in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\VC\include.
Can someone please explain me what is about with these two paths (what are the differences)
and how to solve the #include <iostream> problem.
From the details you share, I understand that /Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0/VC/include directory doesn't contain the standard header files.
The include directory $(VCInstallDir) in VS 2010 is probably pointing at /Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0/VC. Since, the include folder is empty you don't get to compile your code.
As far as I know, this problem occurs when people install VS2012 and 2010 afterwards. My guess some problem occurs with registries and VS2010 Setup doesn't install header files properly.
You might have 4 options:
Using Visual Studio Tools->Visual Studio Command Prompt, change the $(VCInstallDir) such that it points to "/Visual Studio 11.0/include"
If you know someone who has VS2010(same edition as yours) working properly, copy their "/VC/include" directory to yours.
Uninstall both VS2012 and VS2010 ( full uninstall as described here: http://archive.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2010uninstall) Clean the registries and install VS2010 again.
Make a fresh Windows installation and install VS2010 afterwards.
Sadly only option 4 worked in my case. Option 2 worked too, but I got other problems in another project. Good luck.
I got the same problem. A fresh Windows and VC++ 2010 Express install on a virtual machine solved the problem.
I'm trying to compile a visual studio C++ project and I can't get anywhere because of the compiler reporting "Cannot open include file: 'excpt.h': No such file or directory". The problem has been reported numerous times on the Internet but I can't find any help regarding my particular situation. The problem is not that the include path of the project are not correctly setup, the problem is that this include file (and probably a bunch of other files) are just missing from my computer. There is no such file on my hard drive. So I tried installing Windows SDK 7.1. The file is not inside the installed SDK (although it should be). I tried repairing the install, uninstall it, reinstall it... all numerous time. I also try to install, repair, uninstall, reinstall Visual Studio 2010 professional numerous time, with and without the Windows SDK installed. I even tried uninstalling the professional version to install the express VC++... nothing seems to work, no 'excpt.h' never get installed on my computer. I am clueless... someone has a hint of a solution? I'm on Windows 7.
As supplementary information, note that 'excpt.h' is included in by "windows.h". Also, the "excpt.h" file is normally installed with the Windows SDK under a path like "c:\program files (x86)\microsoft sdks\windows\v7.1\include\" and with Visual Studio under a path like "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\include\".
EDIT: If it might help, I might add that the folder C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\include related my Visual Studio install has only two files... which is certainly not normal!!! However, I can't find any ways to get the installer to install all the .h files that should appear in this repertory.
See if you have it at C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\include\excpt.h Check to be sure that the system include-paths are correct in Visual Studio. If all else fails, uninstall everything, all SDK's, etc., and re-install Visual C++.
Third party search programs do a better job than the Windows one for finding things. Try Agent Ransack. It's free.
For those who have the same problem, here is the solution I found after about 10h of install/uninstall/cleaning cycles... I've uninstalled completely visual studio using this. After that, using the control panel, I've uninstalled the Windows SDK and everything that can be associated with it or with visual studio (e.g. .NET framework). Then, I've removed all the left overs by manually deleting the visual studio and the Windows SDK folders located in C:/Program files. Finally, I deleted all the entries related to the Windows SDK or to Visual Studio in the registry (they are located in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft). Then, I reinstalled Visual Studio... and it was finally working correctly. I should add that I restarted and cleaned the registry using CCleaner after any install or uninstall step.
I had this problem with a project that had been updated to VS2017 from VS2015.
This was a header included via windows.h. I knew this header should have no problems as I had other projects created directly in VS2017 that used windows.h.
Another symptom was that the intellisense was highlighting includes of standard headers (e.g string, vector etc), although these were not generating compile errors.
The fix for me was similar to VS 2010 Cannot open source file “string”.
Initially, I retargeted the project, hoping this would help (right-click the project, select retarget projects), but this did not in itself cure the problem.
I then took a working project and copied the include directories from project properties->Configuration Properties->VC++ Directories and used these to replace the same property for my broken project. This fixed the problem.
Initially, the value for this property was
$(VCInstallDir)include;$(VCInstallDir)atlmfc\include;$(WindowsSDK_IncludePath);
The replacement value was
$(VC_IncludePath);$(WindowsSDK_IncludePath);
I had the same problem, and tried the answer given by OP, but it did not work. However, copying the contents of C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC (specifically bin, lib, and include) from a machine that did work to this machine worked.
It seems the Visual Studio 2012 installer is buggy when it comes to installing into a different drive letter than C:. I have installed the VS2012 into the D: drive and got the same error. I found that for some unknown reason the installer put some of the files into the correct location at:
D:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0
but the remaining files were at
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0
so I have moved the files from the C: into the D: location and it fixed the problem.
Some situation cause such problem. If you have uninstalled vs2010. you lost platform C++ binaries for .net framework 4 forever. You have to delete all of VS 2010 2012 2013, clean system up and its accompany components and reinstall them from scratch.
Or you can download this package. Include them in your project that may solve your problem properly.
one simeple way,just copy vc directory(C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\VC) from other computer
Fixing your Visual Studio installation is a good idea, but you don't necessarily need to re-install the same old version of VS. I uninstalled VS 2015, then modified my VS 2017 installation to add the VC++ v140 build tools, and now my project builds.
When I compile my C++ program in Visual Studio Express it says that it can't find atlbase.h. Am I missing some SDK or something?
Visual Studio 2017
When running the Visual Studio Installer, select the Individual components tab, and under SDKs, libraries, and frameworks make sure Visual C++ ATL Support is selected.
It is included with the Windows Driver Kit Version 7.1.0.
Microsoft ATL (Active Template Library), which includes the header atlbase.h is included with the Windows 2003 SDK, but it is not included with any newer Windows SDK release. It is also included with Professional editions of Visual Studio.
Solution for Visual Studio 2017 Express edition
I had the same error when building a COM C++ project in Visual Studio 2017 Express edition. As mentioned by several users here, ATL support is not included with the Express edition of Visual Studio. So to build a C++ COM/ATL project you need at least the Community edition.
If you really need to use the Express edition, you can download and install the Build Tools for Visual Studio 2017. Make sure to enable the 'Visual C++ ATL for x86 and x64' component during the setup.
After that add additional VC++ directories in the project properties:
Include directories: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.14.26428\atlmfc\include
Library directories: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.14.26428\atlmfc\lib\x86
The VC++ compiler should now be able to find the ATL source and library files.
For users of Visual Studio 2015, ensure Common Tools for C++ is installed (part of the VS installer).
Situation
With Visual Studio 2017 Community Edition, we installed "Visual C++ ATL support" and MFC and ATL support. The error still occurred in our x64 project.
Solution
We fixed some paths with the following two commands:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC>mklink /d atlmfc "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.11.25503\atlmfc"
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.11.25503\atlmfc\lib>mklink /d amd64 "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.11.25503\atlmfc\lib\x64
Details
We eventually found the header atlbase.h in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.11.25503\atlmfc\include. This path simply was not added to the VC Include directory by vsvars32.bat, so the header was not found during build.
vsvars32.bat includes the following line:
#if exist "%VCINSTALLDIR%ATLMFC\INCLUDE" set INCLUDE=%VCINSTALLDIR%ATLMFC\INCLUDE;%INCLUDE%`.
This resolved to C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\atlmfc\include in our machine.
We created a directory junction, so the build tool finds atlbase.h in the expected directory (this is the first command from the Solution section above):
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC>mklink /d atlmfc "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.11.25503\atlmfc"
Afterwards, the linker did not find atls.lib (see Cannot Open File atls.lib). This was due to the expected file structure was that lib should directly contain the x86 version of the libs and lib\amd64 should contain the x64 variants. Instead, lib\x86 contained the x86 versions and lib\x64 contained the 64 bit versions. Since we build a 64 bit project, creating another directory junk from amd64 to x64 solved the problem:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.11.25503\atlmfc\lib>mklink /d amd64 "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.11.25503\atlmfc\lib\x64
That header appears to be a part of the Windows Platform SDK.
You should search your computer for the file. That will tell you if you're missing it.
I had same problem with sample project. I specified the sample project's properties and the sample project compiled successfully.
Visual Studio 8
For header
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\atlmfc\include
For .lib file
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\atlmfc\lib
I have not yet seen anyone mention Visual Studio 2015 (MSBuild 14.0). In this case I've had to download Visual C++ BuildTools (found here: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/older-downloads/). After having installed this, running the installer again allowed me to modify the installation and include the ATL libs.
Hope this helps anyone that is still using MSBuild 14.0