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Asked: 2026-06-11T08:22:16+00:00

I was very happy to learn that Visual Studio 2012 Express for Desktop has

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I was very happy to learn that Visual Studio 2012 Express for Desktop has recently been released.

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=34673

But then I discovered that I cannot use it, apparently. I am still on XP as I can’t afford an upgrade at this time, and the tools simply do not install. I have 2008 and 2010 installed which seems to work okay, but not 2012 for whatever reason.

Basically, I only need the compiler (not the Visual Studio IDE). I use CodeBlocks as my IDE. Does anyone know if it is possible to install and use the compiler only? I would very much like to use C++11 with the new optimizations that it brings.

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  1. Editorial Team

    I believe the compiler is just the .NET framework or at least that is what I understand that SharpDevelop uses to compile its code. So, my guess is that Visual Studio 2012 is using .NET 4.5, which means that your out of luck when it comes to running on XP. Microsoft has started to end its life cycle.

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