Support for older version of Windows

Started by CandCPlusPlus, April 09, 2025, 10:49:42 PM

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CandCPlusPlus

I recently tested older releases of Pelles C on older versions of Windows and the recent post made me think of it. The older versions of Windows are ancient but it could still be useful for creating software that runs on ancient versions of Windows for whatever reason. Perhaps these releases could be added to downloads section?

32-bit Windows XP will run 32-bit Pelles C v7.0 and 32-bit Pelles C v8.0 without any problems that I could find.
64-bit Windows XP (Windows XP Professional x64 Edition) will run 64-bit Pelles C v7.0 and 64-bit Pelles C v8.0 without any problems that I could find.

Windows 2000 will run 32-bit Pelles C v6.0 and 32-bit Pelles C v7.0 without any problems that I could find.

Windows NT 4.0, Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows Me will all run Pelles C v4.5 without any problems that I could find.


32-bit Pelles C v8.0 on Windows XP 32-bit is not official according to the installer but it runs well.
64-bit Pelles C v8.0 on Windows XP 64-bit is not official according to the installer but it works without issue.
Pelles C v7.0 on Windows 2000 is not official according to the installer but it also works without issue.

CandCPlusPlus

The 64-bit Pelles C v8.0 running on Windows XP Professional x64 Edition is a hidden gem. There aren't any other fully 64-bit IDEs out there that I'm aware of that run on Windows XP Professional x64 Edition.