Can't compile anything

Hi,
My compiler (Dev C++) spits out about 500 errors followed by "There must be something terribly wrong with your code. Please fix it." when I try to compile anything. Even one of the sample programs that came with Dev C++ or a simple hello world program.
Does anyone know what is wrong?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
(The compile log is ridiculously long, but if it helps I will post it.)

Silly thing: Make sure you've got the program in plain text, with no fancy control characters. (If you didn't type it yourself, then you've probably got nothing to worry about here.)

At least the first one or two errors may well be instructive.

A small portion of the compile log would be helpful. Also, you can just try reinstalling it, that sometimes works. You can also try visual c++ 2008 express editions. Dev-c++ tends to give some hard to identify error codes especially if your a begginer.

Well this is the code I'm using to test it:

Code:

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#include <iostream>

int main()
{
        std::cout << "Hello World!";
        return 0;
}

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Nothing too terribly fancy here ;).
From the errors I'm seeing it looks like the problem is coming from iostream...

Here is part of the compile log. I just sorta cut it off at a random place.

Code:

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Compiler: Default compiler
Executing  g++.exe...
g++.exe "C:\Documents and Settings\Adam\Desktop\Creature Creator\test.cpp" -o "C:\Documents and Settings\Adam\Desktop\Creature Creator\test.exe"  -g3  -I"C:\Documents and Settings\Adam\My Documents\Programming\Dev C++\Dev-Cpp\include\c++"  -I"C:\Documents and Settings\Adam\My Documents\Programming\Dev C++\Dev-Cpp\include\c++\mingw32"  -I"C:\Documents and Settings\Adam\My Documents\Programming\Dev C++\Dev-Cpp\include\c++\backward"  -I"C:\Documents and Settings\Adam\My Documents\Programming\Dev C++\Dev-Cpp\include"  -L"C:\Documents and Settings\Adam\My Documents\Programming\Dev C++\Dev-Cpp\lib" -g3
In file included from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/cstdio:52,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/mingw32/bits/c++io.h:35,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/bits/fpos.h:44,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/iosfwd:46,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/ios:44,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/ostream:45,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/iostream:45,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/Desktop/Creature Creator/test.cpp:1:
C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/stdio.h:35:20: _mingw.h: No such file or directory
In file included from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/mingw32/bits/gthr-default.h:67,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/mingw32/bits/gthr.h:98,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/mingw32/bits/c++io.h:37,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/bits/fpos.h:44,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/iosfwd:46,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/ios:44,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/ostream:45,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/iostream:45,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/Desktop/Creature Creator/test.cpp:1:
C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/errno.h:31:20: _mingw.h: No such file or directory

In file included from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/mingw32/bits/gthr.h:98,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/mingw32/bits/c++io.h:37,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/bits/fpos.h:44,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/iosfwd:46,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/ios:44,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/ostream:45,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/iostream:45,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/Desktop/Creature Creator/test.cpp:1:
C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/mingw32/bits/gthr-default.h:69:20: _mingw.h: No such file or directory
In file included from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/winnt.h:37,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/windef.h:246,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/windows.h:48,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/mingw32/bits/gthr-default.h:462,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/mingw32/bits/gthr.h:98,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/mingw32/bits/c++io.h:37,

                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/bits/fpos.h:44,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/iosfwd:46,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/ios:44,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/ostream:45,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/iostream:45,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/Desktop/Creature Creator/test.cpp:1:
C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/string.h:31:20: _mingw.h: No such file or directory
In file included from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/windef.h:246,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/windows.h:48,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/mingw32/bits/gthr-default.h:462,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/mingw32/bits/gthr.h:98,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/mingw32/bits/c++io.h:37,

                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/bits/fpos.h:44,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/iosfwd:46,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/ios:44,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/ostream:45,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/iostream:45,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/Desktop/Creature Creator/test.cpp:1:
C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/winnt.h:163:21: basetsd.h: No such file or directory
In file included from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/windef.h:246,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/windows.h:48,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/mingw32/bits/gthr-default.h:462,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/mingw32/bits/gthr.h:98,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/mingw32/bits/c++io.h:37,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/bits/fpos.h:44,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/iosfwd:46,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/ios:44,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/ostream:45,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/iostream:45,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/Desktop/Creature Creator/test.cpp:1:
C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/winnt.h:1941: '

  SIZE_T' is used as a type, but is not defined as a type.
C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/winnt.h:1942: '
  SIZE_T' is used as a type, but is not defined as a type.
C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/winnt.h:1943: '
  SIZE_T' is used as a type, but is not defined as a type.
C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/winnt.h:1944: '
  SIZE_T' is used as a type, but is not defined as a type.
C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/winnt.h:1945: '
  SIZE_T' is used as a type, but is not defined as a type.

In file included from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/windows.h:48,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/mingw32/bits/gthr-default.h:462,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/mingw32/bits/gthr.h:98,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/mingw32/bits/c++io.h:37,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/bits/fpos.h:44,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/iosfwd:46,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/ios:44,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/ostream:45,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Adam/My Documents/Programming/Dev C++/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/iostream:45,

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And I did try reinstalling it.

That code looks terribly incorrect(joking). Try downloading it again and reinstalling it. You might have accidently got the version without Mingw/GCC which might be the source of your errors.

If you don't have _mingw.h or basetsd.h, you're in trouble. I'm guessing you got the one that says "executable only", instead of the one that says "with Mingw/GCC"? And if you meant to do that (because you already have _mingw installed), I'm guessing you didn't set the path correctly.

Just click on the one that comes with Mingw/GCC and it will compile correctly.

Woo! It works!
Thank you much.