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

The tilde is also a taboo character, and gets you the same error as white
space.

I guess I could install it to a new directory like C:\Bin\Dev-Cpp, but I
would  prefer not to install it to C:\Dev-Cpp because I don't want random
program subdirectories in the root directory.

Are there any other options?

I would like to comment to the makers of the install file that it should
allow you to set the directory to any valid Windows directory without
imposing limits on white space and such. While the default directory can be
C:\Dev-Cpp, and while it might be a good idea in general to avoid white
space and such in names, there really shouldn't be arbitrary limits stopping
users from doing so if they really want to.

On 9/30/07, Radu Siulea <ra...@tr...> wrote:
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>  Try *C:\progra~1* for *c:\Program Files*
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> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* dev...@li... [mailto:
> dev...@li...] *On Behalf Of *Elliott
> Slaughter
> *Sent:* Sunday, September 30, 2007 6:02 AM
> *To:* dev...@li...
> *Subject:* [Dev-C++] Installing Dev-C++ on Windows XP
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> 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.
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> Thanks for all assistance in advance.
>
> --
> Elliott Slaughter
>
> "Any road followed precisely to its end leads precisely nowhere." - Frank
> Herbert
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Elliott Slaughter

"Any road followed precisely to its end leads precisely nowhere." - Frank
Herbert