visual c++ 2012 application won't run under windows xp - updated - c++

Question

hello and welcom every one
am using visual c++ 2012 ultimate with the update 3, i have a project should be executed in an xp pack 3 envirement, i change the toolset as explained in this blog
Windows XP Targeting with visual studio 2012
on my windows xp machine i install svcedit.exe visual 2012 update 3, but the probleme is that the code couldn't run, and show me no error at all.
i don't really no what the probleme is!!
Example - Source file
main.cpp
#include <WindowsX.h>
#include <Windows.h>
#include <tchar.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include "resource1.h"
#define my_PROCESS_MESSAGE(hWnd, message, fn) \
case(message): \
return( \
SetDlgMsgResult(hWnd, uMsg, \
HANDLE_##message((hWnd), (wParam), (lParam), (fn)) )) \
LRESULT CALLBACK DlgProc(HWND, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM);
BOOL Cls_OnInitDialog(HWND hwnd, HWND hwndFocus, LPARAM lParam);
void Cls_OnCommand(HWND hwnd, int id, HWND hwndCtl, UINT codeNotify);
int WINAPI _tWinMain( HINSTANCE hInstance,
HINSTANCE,
LPTSTR,
int iCmdShow )
{
DialogBoxParam( hInstance,
MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDD_DLLINJECTOR),
NULL,
(DLGPROC) DlgProc,
NULL
);
return 0;
}
LRESULT CALLBACK DlgProc( HWND hWnd,
UINT uMsg,
WPARAM wParam,
LPARAM lParam )
{
switch (uMsg)
{
my_PROCESS_MESSAGE(hWnd, WM_INITDIALOG, Cls_OnInitDialog);
my_PROCESS_MESSAGE(hWnd, WM_COMMAND, Cls_OnCommand);
default:
break;
}
return FALSE;
}
BOOL Cls_OnInitDialog(HWND hwnd, HWND hwndFocus, LPARAM lParam)
{
SetDlgItemText( hwnd,
IDC_DEBUG,
_T("Zirek: Some text\r\n")
);
return TRUE;
}
void Cls_OnCommand(HWND hwnd, int id, HWND hwndCtl, UINT codeNotify)
{
switch (id)
{
case IDCANCEL:
EndDialog(hwnd, id);
break;
default:
break;
}
return;
}
resource1.h
//{{NO_DEPENDENCIES}}
// Microsoft Visual C++ generated include file.
// Used by Resource.rc
//
#define IDCANCEL2 3
#define IDCANCEL3 4
#define IDD_DIALOG1 101
#define IDD_DLLINJECTOR 101
#define IDC_TREE1 1001
#define IDC_EDIT1 1002
#define IDC_DEBUG 1003
#define IDC_LIST1 1004
#define IDC_EDIT4 1005
#define IDC_EDIT3 1007
// Next default values for new objects
//
#ifdef APSTUDIO_INVOKED
#ifndef APSTUDIO_READONLY_SYMBOLS
#define _APS_NEXT_RESOURCE_VALUE 102
#define _APS_NEXT_COMMAND_VALUE 40001
#define _APS_NEXT_CONTROL_VALUE 1006
#define _APS_NEXT_SYMED_VALUE 101
#endif
#endif
Resource.rc
// Microsoft Visual C++ generated resource script.
//
#include "resource1.h"
#define APSTUDIO_READONLY_SYMBOLS
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// Generated from the TEXTINCLUDE 2 resource.
//
#include "afxres.h"
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
#undef APSTUDIO_READONLY_SYMBOLS
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// English (United States) resources
#if !defined(AFX_RESOURCE_DLL) || defined(AFX_TARG_ENU)
LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_ENGLISH_US
#ifdef APSTUDIO_INVOKED
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// TEXTINCLUDE
//
1 TEXTINCLUDE
BEGIN
"resource1.h\0"
END
2 TEXTINCLUDE
BEGIN
"#include ""afxres.h""\r\n"
"\0"
END
3 TEXTINCLUDE
BEGIN
"\r\n"
"\0"
END
#endif // APSTUDIO_INVOKED
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// Dialog
//
IDD_DLLINJECTOR DIALOGEX 0, 0, 559, 255
STYLE DS_SETFONT | DS_MODALFRAME | DS_FIXEDSYS | WS_POPUP | WS_CAPTION | WS_SYSMENU
CAPTION "DLL Injector"
FONT 8, "MS Shell Dlg", 400, 0, 0x1
BEGIN
PUSHBUTTON "&Close",IDCANCEL,494,54,50,14
CONTROL "",IDC_TREE1,"SysTreeView32",WS_BORDER | WS_HSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP,7,7,125,221,WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE
EDITTEXT IDC_EDIT1,7,234,125,14,ES_AUTOHSCROLL,WS_EX_DLGMODALFRAME | WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE
EDITTEXT IDC_DEBUG,138,149,414,99,ES_MULTILINE | ES_AUTOHSCROLL,WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE
CONTROL "",IDC_LIST1,"SysListView32",LVS_ALIGNLEFT | WS_BORDER | WS_TABSTOP,138,7,125,137,WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE
CTEXT "Zirek\r\nAT4RE\r\nDLL Injector",IDC_STATIC,486,23,66,26,0,WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE
EDITTEXT IDC_EDIT3,269,130,226,14,ES_AUTOHSCROLL,WS_EX_DLGMODALFRAME
PUSHBUTTON "&Inject",IDCANCEL2,494,74,50,29
EDITTEXT IDC_EDIT4,269,7,211,117,ES_AUTOHSCROLL,WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE
DEFPUSHBUTTON "&Open",IDCANCEL3,502,130,50,14
END
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// DESIGNINFO
//
#ifdef APSTUDIO_INVOKED
GUIDELINES DESIGNINFO
BEGIN
IDD_DLLINJECTOR, DIALOG
BEGIN
LEFTMARGIN, 7
RIGHTMARGIN, 552
TOPMARGIN, 7
BOTTOMMARGIN, 248
END
END
#endif // APSTUDIO_INVOKED
#endif // English (United States) resources
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
#ifndef APSTUDIO_INVOKED
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// Generated from the TEXTINCLUDE 3 resource.
//
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
#endif // not APSTUDIO_INVOKED
the code run correctly on windows 8 and windows 7, but in windows xp whene i click the application nothing happen at all.
Best,
Zirek

Answer 1

You need to install the VC++ 2012 Redistributables on any machine where you want to run the application. Make sure you download and install the redistributables that match your Visual Studio version including Update (for instance, if you have VS2012 Update 2, distribute that version, not the redistributables for VS2013 Update 3).

Answer 2

I don't know what the problem is either, but in general using dependencywalker is a good start. It will tell you if your app depends on functions not available in winxp, or if you forgot to deploy some runtime dll.