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On 2023-02-07 07:22:08, Vitaliy Aksyonov (1:104/117) wrote to andrew clarke:

 ac>> From memory the very recent versions of MSVC no longer produce
 ac>> binaries that will run under Windows XP. I've found a good "middle
 ac>> ground" is something like Visual Studio 2012, which still runs well
 ac>> under Windows 10 & 11.

 VA> Visual Studio 2012 is not available anymore. Oldest one is 2013. Would
 VA> it produce binaries for Windows XP?

For the record the freeware Visual C++ 2005 Express is still available to
download from Microsoft:

https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=57034

or

https://download.microsoft.com/download/A/9/1/A91D6B2B-A798-47DF
9C7E-A97854B7DD18/VC.iso

From my limited testing it will install and run under Windows 11 provided you
install the .NET 3.5 Framework first.

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