ok dev c++ isnt working for me anymore i tryed to compile and run a couple programs that i knew worked but they dident. then i tryed previous code that i knew to be working and that dident work. then i re installed dev c++ and then it still dident work. its not "parsing" like it did before and i think that is the problem anyone have any ideas on fixing it? the only thing i can think of is it is a registry key somewhere that got screwed up and i probly should have went to bloodshed instead of here to ask but i figured theres a lot of devc++ users here so maybey someone would know.

What version of Dev C++ are you using? I use 4, because 5 never seems to work for me....maybe that's the problem?

im using 4.9.8.0 yeah i think its a beta.. maybey thats the prob.. but it worked before fine

They are all beta versions. Try rebuilding your project. I think it's Execute > Rebuild All, but I'm not sure. If that doesn't work, try creating a new project and adding the files to it.

Try this:

• Close Dev-C++
• Shutdown your computer
• Unplug it
• Wait a minute (This way we are sure no data can survive in memory)
• Restart your computer
• Open Dev-C++ but clicking on the exe. NOT BY OPENING A PROJECT
• Make a new empty project and enter something like:
  

well i think i got it i just reinstalled it a bunch of times and it eventually worked again... i duno very strange.

It does stuff like that to me all the time.
Sometimes it just grays all the compile/run/build buttons and commands for no apparant reason. <_<

Perhaps I can explain this. It grays the buttons when your program is running. If you make some kind of error which makes your window/consol not appear. You think the program is not running but here you can be wrong. Under XP you can check it by

• Hitting CTRL+ALT+DEL
• Now go to Processes (It wont be shown under applications since it has no window)
• Probably you will find your program in that list
• Hit End Processe

And of course if you are compiling a dll the run button is disabled.

Hope that helps