In Visual Studio 2012 Applications compiled for x64 do not run on Windows XP x64

In Visual Studio 2012 Applications compiled for x64 do not run on Windows XP x64 by gc04

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Type:	Bug
ID:	780700
Opened:	3/5/2013 8:40:06 AM
Access Restriction:	Public

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When you try to run an application that is compiled for x64 on Windows XP x64 you get an error message "C:\application.exe is not a valid Win32 application.".

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Visual Studio 2012

Create a new default Win32 project.
Add an x64 configuration.
Set platform toolset to "Visual Studio 2012 - Windows XP (v110_xp)"
Compile for x64.
Run on Windows XP x64.

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Windows XP

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An error message box appears with the message "C:\application.exe is not a valid Win32 application.".

The application should run showing the default project window.

File Name	Submitted By	Submitted On	File Size
XP x64 Test.zip	gc04	3/5/2013	40 KB

Posted by gc04 on 3/9/2013 at 9:49 PM

Felix,

Setting the /Subsystem fixes the problem.

Posted by Microsoft on 3/8/2013 at 2:58 PM

Hello gc04,
Thank you for opening a connect report with us. In order for the binary to work on Windows XP, it needs to have a subsystem version. This version number is added to the binary during Linking (link.exe). The switch sets the value is /Subsystem (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fcc1zstk.aspx). However for the switch to work, it will need you to set /Subsystem as a pre-requisite.

Let me know if this information fixes your issue.

Thanks

Felix Huang
VC++ Project & Build

Posted by Microsoft on 3/6/2013 at 12:26 AM

Thank you for submitting feedback on Visual Studio and .NET Framework. Your issue has been routed to the appropriate VS development team for investigation. We will contact you if we require any additional information.

Posted by Microsoft on 3/5/2013 at 11:50 AM

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