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Can't install MS Visual Studio. Suggest other C++ IDE, please. [SOLVED]

Peter EbelPeter Ebel CopenhagenRegistered User regular
edited February 2011 in Help / Advice Forum
Like it says, I can't install Microsoft Visual Studio. I keep getting the dreaded "Invalid license data. Reinstall is required." error. Microsoft suggests I delete and reinstall which I've done but I keep getting the same error message - regardless if I run as Administrator or not btw.

I found guides from the past few years with work arounds, but nothing has worked for me.

Are there any other C++ IDEs that I could use?

My goals for this is to learn some programming. I don't know much about it, but I've found a few tutorials that'd I like to work with a bit.

I'm running Windows Vista 32 bit.

Thank you in advance.

Fuck off and die.
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    TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Well waaaay back in the day I used DevC++ from Bloodshed software, but it hasn't been updated in like, 7 years and doesn't have terribly many features. Also is a little weird if I remember right.

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    MKRMKR Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Code::Blocks

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    wmelonwmelon Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Eclipse has a c++ version now. I've not used it for c++ though, so I can't speak to it's quality.

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    bowenbowen How you doin'? Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    MKR wrote: »
    Code::Blocks

    This. It's my favorite non VS IDE for C++ dev. I've used Eclipse and dev-c++, C::B is by far the best in my opinion.

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    EtheaEthea Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Qt Creator

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    L Ron HowardL Ron Howard The duck MinnesotaRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    I could never get Eclipse's C++ extension to work.

    If you're not doing windows applications, I'd say DevC++. I like it, and it seemed to be very tiny and lightweight, working perfectly in Win 7 for raw C/C++ programs I programmed on it.

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    exisexis Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    I found Eclipse C++ janky as hell. It felt cumbersome and awkward more than anything.

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    MKRMKR Registered User regular
    edited February 2011
    I got a Java thing to build and run in Eclipse once, but I couldn't reproduce it with Java or any other language.

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    mightyjongyomightyjongyo Sour Crrm East Bay, CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    Even though it's usually used for Java, NetBeans can do c++ stuff too. Otherwise, all the common options have already been suggested.

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    Peter EbelPeter Ebel CopenhagenRegistered User regular
    edited February 2011
    I went with Code::Blocks and it works great. Thanks!

    Consider this thread done.

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