I want to install Code::Blocks on my old laptop computer. It is a 32 bit machine using Windows XP Pro version 2002 with Service Pack 3. I have attempted to install Code::Blocks 25.03. The install file is Code::Blocks-25.03mingw-setup.exe downloaded from SourceForge. The program installs successfully using all the defaults, but fails to execute. I get a error message stating the "api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll" could not be found. I tried to use a copy of the dll from a couple of other sources that I found, but had no success. I got a different error message stating that the "ucrtbase.mbrtowc" entry point could not be found in the dll when using either of the two files.
Moved on to plan B. I downloaded a copy Code::Blocks-20.03mingw-setup.exe. This version also installed successfully but would not execute correctly. The error message stated that the program "was not a valid Win32 application".
Plan C. I searched this forum for similar problems. I found a topic with very similar issues. The poster had finally installed Code::Blocks 17.12 and could successfully run Code::Blocks. The best recommendations he received to get a later version of Code::Blocks operational was to copy pieces of version 17.12 over to a newer installation. The poster said he could live with version 17.12. I downloaded a copy of version 17.12 and have successfully installed and used it to build a "Hello World" test project.
My question is: Since the above topic has there been a better solution to this issue identified? I really would like to get Code::Blocks 25.03 to work.
