How to fix cl.exe and midl.exe in visual studio 2003. Have install Microsoft .Net SDK 1.1 and reisntall VS 2003

Question

I have install VS 2003 on my machine and install Microsoft .Net framework 1.1 and Micorsoft .Net service pack SP1. While build the code I am getting an error - mc not recognized . I have added the path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\bin, C:\Windows\System32... on Projects VC++ Directories and also on system env variables . Please guide .

Have also tried to uninstall and reinstall VS 2003 many times.

Answer 1

Hello @Shah, Chaula,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum.

"XXXX not recognized", probably the path is incorrect, or some component/SDKs are not correctly installed/missing.

You may need to confirm that the Visual C++ components and Windows SDKs have been installed, and make sure that the .exe files exist in C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\bin\10.0.XXXXX.0\x64 folder(directory). If you use different Windows SDKs the specific path may be different. Also, please double check the added system environment variables and make sure that they point to the correct directory where those files are stored.

BTW, as VS 2003 is a very old version of Visual Studio, if it’s possible, I recommend using a higher version of VS, for example VS 2022.

Best Regards,

Tianyu

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