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.NET Forum / Visual Studio.NET / General / April 2007VS 2005 C++ support and Vista
Hello, I've just acquired a new PC with Vista. I was considering installing VS C++ 2005 to do some native non-NET code. My basic query is, will native C+ + code developed on Vista still be backwards compatible with 98/XP (or at least without massive changes) and is the support in 2005 for C++ as good as 2003? I notice that VS C++ Express only seems to support console native C++ apps, whereas in 2003 I could develop MFC etc. stuff (then again I had the full version of 2003 rather than express). I can get over that using WxWidgets (or similar) presumably. Cheers, Gordy. >Hello, I've just acquired a new PC with Vista. I was considering >installing VS C++ >2005 to do some native non-NET code. My basic query is, will native >C++ code >developed on Vista still be backwards compatible with 98/XP (or at >least without massive changes) You can still develop for XP (and probably for Win9x, though it won't be "supported") - just be sure not to use any Vista only APIs in your application and set the conditional definitions correctly - see the "Using the Windows Headers" article on MSDN. > and is the support in 2005 for C++ as good as 2003? The compiler's much improved and there's the same facilities in the full products as far as I'm aware. Dave > >Hello, I've just acquired a new PC with Vista. I was considering > >installing VS C++ [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Dave Thanks Dave. I've read that Express has the following limitation, according to wikipedia: "Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition is available from the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) web site as a free download. However, the Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributables are not included and cannot be downloaded from Microsoft. Thus, an executable compiled using default options (dynamic linking) in Visual C++ 2005 Express SP1 cannot be deployed to PC's that do not have Visual C++ 2005 Express SP1 installed." This is slightly worrying, obviously, unless I have misinterpreted it. >Thanks Dave. I've read that Express has the following limitation, >according to wikipedia: I've never used the express version so I can't confirm it. Dave > >Thanks Dave. I've read that Express has the following limitation, > >according to wikipedia: > > I've never used the express version so I can't confirm it. > > Dave I've downloaded it, so assuming I can configure it properly I'll try a hello world program on another box and see what happens. Cheers, Gordy. Yes, you interpret it correctly. Apps built with Visual C++ require the Microsoft runtime to be distributed on the target computer. In previous versions, this just involved distributing a dll, but with VS2005, side-by-side distributing and manifests make it slightly harder, and the express edition does not have the easy to use installer for the runtimes that is provided in other versions. You can make your own vcredist installer, however, by following the instructions here: http://www.codeproject.com/cpp/vcredists_x86.asp It worked a treat for me. Regards, John. > > >Hello, I've just acquired a new PC with Vista. I was considering > > >installing VS C++ [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > This is slightly worrying, obviously, unless I have misinterpreted it. > Hello, I've just acquired a new PC with Vista. I was considering > installing VS C++ [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > rather than express). I can get over that using WxWidgets (or similar) > presumably. Gordy: The generated code does not depend on the OS of the development computer. It depends only on the version of the compiler (VC6, VS2003, VS2005) and the value of preprocessor symbols such as WINVER. David Wilkinson > gordon.is.a.mo...@gmail.com wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Ok, that's cleared up then. Thanks David. Free MagazinesGet these publications absolutely FREE for up to 12 months. There are no hidden fees and no obligation. Simply choose a title, complete the application form and submit it. Read more ...
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