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I rebuilt this systems OS to 64bit Windows 8.1. The old 32 bit system could not use the 16 Gig of RAM I now have in here. I have tried to reinstall my compiler, MS Visual C++ 6.0, but the install seems to fail, it gets to be just about done then simply stops. I've tried several times all with the same result.
I just searched for free compilers and there are several. I am simply canvassing for opinions and experience with such beasts.
Visual C++ - Wikipedia
Your fossil compiler won't be able to access the 16GB of memory that your recently installed OS can provide.Quote:
Originally Posted by wikipedia
Additionally there's GCC (MinGW for Windows) and Clang (though that's a pain to get working for Windows).
Cheers Codeplug, I'll have a look at that, it will probably suffice.
>>> access the 16GB of memory
The fossil compiler does not need to access 16GB of RAM, the platforms our company support rarely have 1GB of RAM, many have less than 1MB, all I need it to do is make sure a source will compile, an error checker. VC6 is the tool we have used to do this for most of this centuary. It is the tool that I have the install kit for on my desk.
Modern operating systems do not support legacy software. We've been through this. If you want to run VC6, go ahead and run an older Windows in a virtual machine.
VC6 is what has been used at our place this centuary. What I do on my own computers is not under their control, what they do on theirs, similarly, is not under mine.
If you want still to run it on Windows 8.1, there are apparently people who do just this. e.g. https://blog.wavosaur.com/run-visual-c-6-on-windows-8/
Not accurate. Windows, for example, supports compatibility modes back to Windows 95. Granted, it may not be so simple as checking the compatibility box, but if you do want to run your legacy software, you usually can find a way.Quote:
Originally Posted by Elysia
That was not the point. The point was that, you can't expect or demand that legacy software runs on modern operating systems, because chances are, it won't. You should upgrade your software. How much money are you going to spend to try to find workaround for these old softwares? They are unsupported and outdated. At some point in the future, they're just going to stop working. That's a big business risk, and it's an annoying risk for consumers, as well. So upgrade.Quote:
Originally Posted by c99tutorial
I suggest running an older 32 bit version of windows; the VC6 likely has an 16 bit installer that will NOT work on a 64 bit windows OS.Quote:
Originally Posted by Elysia
Tim S.