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    Question new to Win programming

    I am new to Win programming. I am looking for a low cost/free C compiler that will run under Win ME and allow me to start learning how to create Windows programs. Any suggestions?

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    Dev-C++ works, but the IDE itself isn't exactly "industrial grade" if you know what I mean. Ditto with Code::Blocks.
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    What do you mean, "industrial grade"? It works fine, if not excellent, for me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by vart
    I don't believe winME is a supported operating system:

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/ex...upport/readme/

    If you're starting out, dev-cpp should be fine.
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    Thanks. Where do I find dev-cpp?

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    FAQ --> Compilers --> Dev-C++
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    Dev-C++ works, but the IDE itself isn't exactly "industrial grade" if you know what I mean.
    I haven't seen anything more "industrial grade", so it's enough for me.
    Besides, you are programming, not the IDE.
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    Yes, but when you have the whole GUI done by the visual editor, it saves you all the time it takes to create every control and place them accordingly, with code.

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