Thread: Compiling for Windows

Hello, I'm new to C Programming just finished lesson 2.
I'm trying to compile my test program that contains stuffs i learned from lesson 1 and 2, i compiled using Code Blocks using GCC compiler, if i start the program using code blocks it runs correctly but if i run the application from its folder it doesn't, it exits after i press enter without going to the next actions.

Can someone tell me how to compile it to run for Windows Vista using code blocks?Thanks in advance!

Code:

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
 printf ("Welcome\n");
 int age;
 printf ("Please enter your age before you can continue:");
 scanf ("%d", &age);
 if (age<18) {
     printf ("You are too young, Please enter to exit.\n");
     getchar();
     return 0;
     }

printf ("You are %d yrs old, cool.\n", age);
getchar();
return 0;

}

I also suggest you to use an normal editor, like Notepad++, and use MinGW, that is the GCC for Windows and do all in command-line, what will be like you will do on Linux.