Using SDL_image in Visual studio 2010, with error "application was unable to start correctly 0xc000007b"
Solution 1
If you have placed SDL.dll under C:\Windows\system32
or \SysWOW64
like the tutorial says, doing this may work:
Download SDL.dll (Runtime Libraries > Win32, not the 64-bit version*) and place it in the project folder where the .exe file is located.
E.g. if the project location is C:\myproject
, place the SDL.dll at C:\myproject\Debug
.
Then you can remove SDL.dll from \system32
or \SysWOW64
. This can also prevent version conflicts, like the tutorial suggests.
*) I'm on 64-bit Windows 7, and the 64-bit version of SDL.dll didn't work for me.
Solution 2
Ensure that the SDL.dll (or SDL2.dll) that the .exe loads (from its own directory, or from a Windows system directory) matches the SDL.lib that it was linked with. Examples:
- The application was unable to start correctly (0xc000007b)
- Dev IL linking and compiling error (0xc000007b)
This applies to any version of Visual Studio, 32 or 64 bit, and any of Lazyfoo's tutorials.
Tony Stark
Updated on June 22, 2022Comments
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Tony Stark almost 2 years
I'm trying to do the SDL tutorial here http://lazyfoo.net/SDL_tutorials/lesson03/windows/msvsnet2010e/index.php
I did everything they asked me to do, everything built correctly, but when I tried to run the executable, I always get the error: "application was unable to start correctly 0xc000007b"
I'm using Win7 on a mac (bootcamp), with visual stdio 2010 professional