Problem with computer??

[LE3bqMoL]

I am trying to run a C++ program using my note pad and saving it as .exe this is what it says:

"The version of this file is not compatible withthe version of windows you're running. Check you computer's system information to see whether you need an x86 (32-bit) or x64 (64-bit) version of the program, and then contact the software publisher"

Can anyone help?

[kempofighter]

How do you run a c++ program with a notepad? Why would you save a file as an exe file? You need to write a program with some editor or IDE and then build it with a compiler. The compiler will save the .exe program after it compiles and links.

[mcleano]

I'm also finding it hard to understand why anyone would chose notepad over an IDE. No error messages, debugging etc... my life would be a mess! ... If i made errors of course *cough* *cough* lol...

[LE3bqMoL]

I want it to be able to work on my computer!!! Someone told me to do it like this!! Can you tell me different?

[Disch]

http://www.codeblocks.org/

[epiqu1n]

Look in short, the way C++ works is that you write a program wherever you want, but it's much simpler to use an IDE or editor. However notepad can work. But you must save your file with a C++ extension such as ".cpp", ".h", and I actually don't think there are others, correct me if I'm wrong. Then in some place, you can compile your code which basically converts it to binary and saves as a ".exe" file (done by computer), which you will have to find out what to get and where because Windows does not come with a built-in compiler.