Compiled a C++ program in Visual Studio Professional 2013, will not work with Windows XP SP3

Question

I usually hate asking questions but this one has me stumped.

I am creating a small game using C++ and Allegro5 in Visual Studio Professional 2013. I have used the Vi

Answer 1

you have to set the Platform Toolset configuration from properties (preview)

Set its value to v120_xp and it should work on windows xp.

read the post http://supportxpdotcom.wordpress.com/2013/07/16/xp-targeting-support-in-the-visual-studio-2013-preview/

see the comments http://blogs.msdn.com/b/vcblog/archive/2013/06/26/visual-studio-2013-preview-now-available.aspx