在Windows 7上构建的C ++应用程序（使用VS2010 IDE和VS2008工具集）在Windows 7上运行，但在Win XP上不运行

Question

I have a C++ application, which is built on Windows 7 using VS 2010 IDE against VS2008 toolset. I have verified that it depends on msvc*90.dll.

The problem occurs when i move it to XP professional SP3 machine. I have installed the 32-bit vs 2008 redistributable package too.

However, the application fails to run. No error is reported. Nothing is logged into system even viewer as well.

Any hints?

PS: I have seen the following threads already.

• Program Built on Win7 won't run on WinXP
• How do I compile for windows XP under windows 7 / visual studio 2008

Answer 1

Have you checked the DLL in that Windows XP system with Dependency Walker . This may help you find if you are not missing another dependency or not dealing with side by side execution problems.

Answer 2

This issue is resolved now. The problem was not related to dependencies. Instead, it was some directory not existing in the file system.