FAQ Windows specific

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Hint: It is always a good Idea to consult the Help System first. Many Questions are discussed there.

1. Installing

What is good practice in terms of the Windows installation folder?

The default for a Full IDE package is C:\GCB@SYN but you could consister C:\GCB@SYN[GCB Version] such as C:\GCB@SYN\V0_98_00 and when you upgrade such as C:\GCB@SYN\V0_99_00

What version of Windows is supported?

All versions from Windows XP have been proven to operate as expected. Issues have been seen with industrial Windows XP.

What version of .NET is required for Great Cow Graphical BASIC?

Windows versions have the pre-requisite of .NET 3.5.

I plan to install Great Cow BASIC on old Computer, is this possible?

It depends, please read here further

2. Configuration

Why does my Pickit2 not recognise my chip when I use the Windows Application or the command line utilties?

Please see to the PicKit sub Page

Why doesn’t anything come up when I run GCBASIC.exe?

Great Cow BASIC is a command line compiler please see enhanced Description in the Help System