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    Hello.
     
    IF I create a .net program on Vista 64, will that program run on Windows xp 32-bit ?

    Or do I need a complier on both platforms.

    thanks
    Kal.
    Friday, September 12, 2008 2:08 PM

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    Kal:

    The nature of an executable never depends on the OS of the development machine. You never need more than one development machine.

    If you have installed the 64-bit compiler, you can compile native 64-bit code even if you have a 32-bit development machine (though you cannot test it).

    For a .NET application, your code is compiled to IL, which is 32/64 bit agnostic. On a 32-bit target machine it is translated to 32-bit code, and on a 64-bit target machine it is translated to 64-bit code. So not only do you just need one development machine, you only need one executable.


    David Wilkinson | Visual C++ MVP
    • Marked as answer by Yan-Fei Wei Tuesday, September 16, 2008 7:26 AM
    Friday, September 12, 2008 2:54 PM