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

I haven't had any problems putting Dev C++ in

C:\BIN\Dev-CPP\

As I have a lot of other little utilities and programs that want
8.3notation and/or short paths it makes sense.  Overly long paths
still screw
up Windows XP sp2 and Windows 2003 R2 (as I keep telling marketing).

On 30/09/2007, rodolfo d'Ettorre <rod...@ho...> wrote:
>
> 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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