Localized ‘Program Files’ and ‘Users’ folders under Windows Vista

If you are wondering why and how Windows Vista or Windows 7 non English versions show different names for ‘Program Files’ folder using Windows Explorer and cmd.exe. The answer is Desktop.ini file hidden inside the folder: [.ShellClassInfo] LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21781 This tells Windows Shell (Explorer) to show localized name instead of English ‘Program Files’.

Microsoft Visual C++ supported target Windows versions

Microsoft Visual C++ supported target Windows versions – Supported Platforms – Target Platforms. MSVC versions: 6.0 Visual C++ 6.0. 7.X Visual C++ .NET 2002, 2003 (7.0, 7.1). 8.0 Visual C++ 2005. 9.0 Visual C++ 2008. 10.0 Visual C++ 2010. 11.0 Visual C++ 2012. 6.0 7.X 8.0 9.0 10.0 11.0 Windows 95 ok ok hack Windows …