Dev C in Windows 8: gcc Internal Error

Question

I am a teacher\'s assistant for a C programming class, and the instructor uses Dev C++ as the compiler for the class. Personally I would use a different one, but the choice

Answer 1

I received the same error, but was able to get around it by doing the following.

1. Remove application using add/remove programs
2. Disable user access controls
3. Reboot
4. Download Dev-Cpp 5.4.0 TDM-GCC x64 4.7.1 Setup.exe
5. Right-click on downloaded file and change to "win7 compatability mode" for all users and select "run as administrator" and click "OK".
6. Right-click downloaded file and choose "run as an administrator" (note: this shouldn't be necessary, but it's windows so cover your bases)
7. Choose all the defaults, but on the last screen, deselect "run Dev C++ now" and then select "finish"
8. Open windows explorer and browse to the install directory C:\Program Files (x86)\Dev-Cpp and locate "devcpp.exe"; right click and choose "win7 compatability mode" for all users and select "run as administrator" and click "OK" (again, this is probably not necessary, but it doesn't hurt anything either).
9. Double-click the application and pin to your taskbar for ease of use.
10. Open a new project and test it out, it should work w/o issue.