Re: [Dev-C++] Installing Dev-C++ on Windows XP

Dev-c++ does not work with directories that have white spaces, so stick with 
c:\Dev-Cpp.

Cheers

Rodolfo d'Ettorre


>From: "Elliott Slaughter" <ire...@gm...>
>To: dev...@li...
>Subject: [Dev-C++] Installing Dev-C++ on Windows XP
>Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 20:02:29 -0700
>
>I am attempting to install Dev-C++ on my Windows XP machine using the
>automatic installer (devcpp-4.9.9.2_setup.exe), and I am having problems
>getting it to install into the directory I want it to. The default 
>directory
>is "C:\Dev-Cpp", but I would like it to install into the "C:\Program Files"
>directory. However, when I try to do this, I get an error saying
>"Installation directory cannot contain ' '. Only letters, numbers, and
>':-_\' are allowed." which gets in the way of my installing it where I want
>it. I could just install it in the default location, but I prefer to keep 
>my
>root directory clean of specific applications, or I could move it after
>installing it, but I really don't want to go into the registry to fix
>everything. So if I can't get it to install nicely I am more likely just 
>use
>MSVC instead.
>
>Thanks for all assistance in advance.
>
>--
>Elliott Slaughter
>
>"Any road followed precisely to its end leads precisely nowhere." - Frank
>Herbert


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