Getting error using Microsot Visual C++ Express in Windows 7

I'm using Windows 7 Home Premium, I don't think it has XP Mode.

This is also the very first time I've used Visual Studio 2008 Express, and I typed in the very first program from my book by Ivor Horton. I do not know how to make any custom build step yet.

Thanks for responding, js-profi.

You are right, this is a console application. It was the very first example of Ivor Horton's book, Beginning Visual C++ 2008. Here is the code:

// Ex2_01.cpp
// A Simple Example of a Program
#include <iostream>

using std::cout;
using std::endl;

int main()
{
      int apples, oranges;                        // declare two integer variables
      int fruit;                                          // ... then another one
      
      {
      apples = 5; oranges = 6;                  // Set initial values
      fruit = apples + oranges;                  // Get the total fruit
      }

      cout << endl;
      cout << "Oranges are not the only fruit ..." << endl
             << "- and we have " << fruit << " fruits in all.";
      cout << endl;                                    // Output a new line character

      return 0;                                          // Exit the program
}

As you can see, it's really a simple inconsequential program, and I remember running this under Windows XP Professional, and I didn't get any errors, but I'm getting an error now with Windows 7; that's what led me to t hink that this could be OS-related.

I went through Project properties as you advised, and I'm not sure what I'm looking for. I did see what looked like path references, but they consisted of system variables (e.g. $(IntDir)\). All values are default as I have not modified any of them (not that I'd know how yet).

Well, it seems like I'm not the only one having this problem. Look at:

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vcgeneral/thread/871103ca-6015-40ce-8a59-92e47ce68aeb

This seems like a bug by Microsoft. My Visual C++ 2008.

Thanks to all of you who responded though.

in your link the following answer most likely spotted the issue

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the error message most likely means that cmd.exe is not in the path that the build process is launched with. this path is taken from tools->options->projects and solutions->vc++ directories, 'executable paths'. the default has $(path) as the last value so that it uses your system path, which ought to include the path to cmd.exe. if it has been modified so that it does not contain $(path), or your system path environment variable does not include the path to cmd.exe, then you can add the path to cmd.exe yourself and that should address this issue.
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it means the error comes from writing the .manifest file which (automatically) was written after each build.

go to the

     tools - options - projects - vc++ directories - executables

and check the paths listed there whether they were valid. add the C:\Windows\SysWow64 as path where the cmd.exe resides. that should solve the issue.

js-profi, I did what you said, and I already see this entry in there:

$(SystemRoot)\SysWow64

When I opened up a command shell and tped in "set", it showed:

SystemRoot=C:\Windows

So that tells me the path to cmd.exe is already in there.

Is that what you were referring to?