Windows Xp Support

[Momen Gamal]

Hello Everyone,

I'm working on a complex project and I need it to support Windows XP. What features are not supported? Are there any alternative solutions?

Greeting,

Momen

[Mahmoud Fayed]

Hello Momen

As you know, in Ring project there is no official support for Windows XP

When we talk about Ring project, we mean Ring Compiler/VM, Standard Extensions/Libraries & Standard Tools

But Ring as a language (Compiler/VM) is written in ANSI C, so you can build it on old operating systems including MS-DOS too.

You can run it on Raspberry Pi Pico (i.e. run Ring on the metal where no operating system is installed)

So, as a start, you could do this, get latest Ring Release, build it from source code on Windows XP

I remember, in the past, I tested some of Ring releases on Windows XP, where I can run Ring, RingQt and Ring Notepad too

This happened in the middle of Ring journey (I don't remember the release, and I no longer have Windows XP)

And I remember changing the batch files that are used to build Ring & Libraries to direct MSVC to support this system

So, you can try Ring releases (from the beginning) one by one, until you find the release that works.

Greetings,

Mahmoud

[Momen Gamal]

Hello Mahmoud,

Yes, I want to create a program that supports various old versions, such as (Supermium, Driver Booster), and others that still support Windows XP, and some software that still supports Windows 95!

I know that Ring supports various older systems, such as DOS, because it's written in ANSI C, which is one of the reasons I chose it over C and Rust. It's truly a unique language. Thank you for your efforts and the efforts of the entire Ring team.

Greeting,

Momen

[Mahmoud Fayed]

Hello Momen

You are welcome :D

Greetings,

Mahmoud