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Windows XP Error - *.exe is not a valid win32 application

  • July 12, 2013
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D

Hi there,

we are working with Visual Studio 2012 with Update 2 and Visual Cobol 2.1 (2.1.0.01044) on Windows 7.

If we create and compile a native cobol program (exe) and run it on a Windows XP maschine, we get the error "*.exe is not a valid win32 application".

Is there a knowing issue?

Greetings
Dennis


#windowsxp
#VisualCOBOL
#VisualStudio2012

    3 replies

    D

    Hi there,

    we are working with Visual Studio 2012 with Update 2 and Visual Cobol 2.1 (2.1.0.01044) on Windows 7.

    If we create and compile a native cobol program (exe) and run it on a Windows XP maschine, we get the error "*.exe is not a valid win32 application".

    Is there a knowing issue?

    Greetings
    Dennis


    #windowsxp
    #VisualCOBOL
    #VisualStudio2012

    Updated Visual Studio 2012 to Update 3. Same result.

    Chris Glazier
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    Hi there,

    we are working with Visual Studio 2012 with Update 2 and Visual Cobol 2.1 (2.1.0.01044) on Windows 7.

    If we create and compile a native cobol program (exe) and run it on a Windows XP maschine, we get the error "*.exe is not a valid win32 application".

    Is there a knowing issue?

    Greetings
    Dennis


    #windowsxp
    #VisualCOBOL
    #VisualStudio2012

    The C runtime and libraries that accompany Visual Studio 2012 contain dependencies on several Windows API functions that exist only on Windows Vista and higher versions of the OS.  This means that native applications built with Visual COBOL for Visual Studio 2012, which are depandant on these C libraries will fail to load and execute on Windows XP.

    If you wish to target Windows XP for your application then you must use Visual COBOL for Visual Studio 2010.

    The Visual COBOL documentation states the following under OS Requirements.

    Visual COBOL for Visual Studio 2012 is not supported on versions of Windows earlier than Windows 7.

    This will be changed to reflect Vista as the minimum OS as Microsoft added support for Vista after the initial launch of Visual Studio 2012.

    Thanks.

    D

    Hi there,

    we are working with Visual Studio 2012 with Update 2 and Visual Cobol 2.1 (2.1.0.01044) on Windows 7.

    If we create and compile a native cobol program (exe) and run it on a Windows XP maschine, we get the error "*.exe is not a valid win32 application".

    Is there a knowing issue?

    Greetings
    Dennis


    #windowsxp
    #VisualCOBOL
    #VisualStudio2012

    Thanks for the info.

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