Why can't Windows 8 run programs written in VC 60?

Why can’t programs written in vc 6 0 run on win8

Solution steps for Win8/win10 unable to run VC6:

1. First find the directory of vc and find the file "MSDEV.EXE". You can right-click on the VC6 desktop shortcut and select "Properties" to view the path, as shown in the figure below.

2. Find the MSDEV.EXE file and rename "MSDEV.EXE" to "MSDEV1.EXE". After completion, right-click on the file again, then select [Properties] and switch to [Compatibility] tab, check "Run this program in compatibility mode" and select "windows7", as shown in the figure below.

3. After the above settings are completed, click [OK] at the bottom. Finally, double-click the vc6.0 desktop shortcut icon on the desktop, and you will find that Win8 and win10 can run VC6.0.

The above is how to run vc6 on win8/8.1. As long as you need to rename the MSDEV.EXE file to MSDEV1.EXE, it can also be MSDEV3.EXE2, and finally change the compatibility mode to Win7 or XP.

Why win8 cannot run visual c 6 0 normally

Microsoft visual c 6.0 in win8 system cannot run due to compatibility issues. It can be used after modifying the file name of MSDEV.EXE.

Modification method:

1. Open the installation directory of Microsoft Visual C 6.0;

2. Click Common\MSDev98\Bin in the installation directory, and finally find the file named MSDEV.EXE in the Bin directory, rename it to any file name (such as MSDEV3.EXE) and confirm.

3. Select the file you just modified, right-click the mouse, select Properties in the pop-up menu, change the options inside to XP compatibility mode, then click Apply, and then click Confirm. If you open it again at this time, you can enter normally.

4. After modifying the file name of MSDEV.EXE, the original shortcut has become invalid and you need to re-create the shortcut on the desktop.

How to solve the problem that vc 6 0 is incompatible with the system

Compatibility is an issue that almost every developer must consider. Starting from the Win7 system, the compatibility with VC6.0 has been waiting to be improved. At present, most people are starting to use the Win8.1 system. The editor will teach you how to avoid Win8.1 being incompatible with VC6.0.

Proceed as follows:

1. First download the VC6.0 program;

2. After installation, do not run it. Right-click the icon and select Open File Location. Next, modify the MSDEV file name to MSDEV3;

3. Right-click again, select Properties and modify the compatibility to open in Win7 mode. Then select OK.

The above is to solve the problem of incompatibility of installing VC6.0 on Win8.1 system. If you have any better ideas, you can leave a message and interact with the editor.

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