How to install Turbo C on Windows 7(32bit & 64bit)

  • To install Turbo C on Windows 7 32bit :
  • As I`ve posted an article about installing Turbo C on Windows 7 32bit.So you can get this issue resolved here.
  • To install Turbo C on Windows 7 64bit :
  • Many of my friends having Windows 7 64bit, are using Virtual Window installing softwares to run Turbo C by using Windows XP.But here`s the simple solution for this.
    This problem can be resolved using a mere 1.38MB software named DOSBox thus saving your lot of pc hardware and software utilization. So inorder to get things work we need to follow these steps :

    • Install the software DOSBox. download here
    • Download and extract TC. download here
    • Make sure that the DOSBox and TC are in the same directory and the TC.exe application is in the Folder TC>>BIN>>TC.exe for this to work.
    • Run DOSBox
    • Type the following commands at the command prompt mount d c:
    DosBox Turbo C On windows 7
    • Now you should get a message which says: Drive D is mounted as a local directory c:
    • Type d: to get into d:
    DosBox Turbo C On windows 7
    • Next follow the commands below:

    cd tc

    DosBox Turbo C On windows 7

    cd bin

    DosBox Turbo C On windows 7

    and tc or tc.exe [This starts your Turbo C]

    DosBox Turbo C On windows 7
    • [Important Step] In Turbo C Editor, go to Options>Directories>Change Directories>Change the source of TC to the source directory [D](i.e. virtual D: refers to original c:).
    turbo c directories
            • Check out this video to implement the above steps.

    httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc7D3HLi7Ps

  • For Full Screen : ALT + Enter.
  • Do not use CTRL + F9(Keyboard Shortcut) to run and execute programs.

Now to start Turbo C everytime, you need to follow the above steps, so to save your time :

  • Go to Program Files.
  • Get into DosBox folder.
  • Find “DOSBox 0.74 Options” and edit it using notepad(move to the end of file).
  • And paste the code as shown in image below.
turbo c in full screen mode windows 7

By the end of this step, Turbo C will load automatically as you click on DosBox icon.

Update:-

Another Alternative to install Turbo C in Windows 7

Since some users are facing problem installing Turbo C in Windows 7 64 bit using the DOSBox tool. Ignore the first method, instead use this tool to run Turbo C on Windows 7. You just have to download and install this tool. It’s just a simple one click solution to download and install Turbo C in Windows 7.
Download this tool - TurboC Simulator 1.6.5

Feel free to ask your doubts and enjoy Turbo C(full screen) in windows 7.

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181 Responses to “How to install Turbo C on Windows 7(32bit & 64bit)”

  1. Manan Mathur says:

    Sir, Even after changing all the directory settings…its not executing properly.
    Not recognizing header files….please help…

    • Amit Sharma says:

      There is something wrong with your Directories settings, but ignore the DOSBox installation.
      Instead download the TurboC Simulator 1.6.5 to install Turbo C in windows 7. Download from the above link at the end of the post.

  2. Mr.V says:

    Mr.Amit,
    After getting into d: ,I typed cd tc, but it shows me :” unable to change to: tc”
    Please help me how to solve this problem.

  3. Preetha Praseedh says:

    Thank u very much.it works.

  4. iamdaguy says:

    thank u sir
    can i know after editing the dosbox 0.74 options .txt file.
    cmdprompt did the following automatically

    **************
    mount d c:\
    d:
    cd tc
    cd bin
    tc.exe
    **************

    please
    can u explain that to me
    sorry i know dis is irrelevant to ur post

    • Amit Sharma says:

      Hi, this is not irrelevant to my post friend, yes once you edit the DOSBox 0.74 options .txt file, these functions will be implemented automatically. After that, just a single click on a the DOSBox icon is enough to open the Turbo C Editior.
      These are added to the above mentioned text file, so that users do not have to repeat the same task over and over again.

      • iamdaguy says:

        you didnt get me sir what i asked u is not in dosbox 0.74 options
        i am asking that how i can implement dis concept of operating automatically for other purpose should i write any program

        • Amit Sharma says:

          Yeah, you were right that this is irrelevant to the post.. :) Frankly, I’m unaware about any such tricks as of now, but will search for you and let you know about this.

    • Ashish says:

      double click on “DOSBox 0.74 Options.batDOSBox 0.74 Options.bat”

      “dosbox-0.74.conf” can be open automatically

      in end of file you can type

      ————————–
      mount d c:\
      d:
      cd tc
      cd bin
      tc.exe
      —————————-
      save the file

      after run the “DOSBox.exe”

  5. Anusha says:

    When I typr cd tc. It says ” UNABLE TO CHANGE TO: TC”

    Pls let me know what I have to do next pls.

    Tks

  6. Anil Suri says:

    Hi Amit,

    I just installed Turbo C following all the steps mentioned above.

    But, I am encountering the same error statement “UNABLE TO INCLUDE FILE STDIO.H”, even though I am giving the correct path to include the directories and library via OPTIONS.

    I guess many have posed the same question above, but non of the solutions are helping.

    Kindly help. Thanks for your time.

    • Amit Sharma says:

      Hi Anil Suri,
      Whenever you are facing these error, this means there is still something with Directory paths.
      But I would recommend to use the new tool which I shared there at the end the post to install Turbo C in windows 7.

  7. iamdaguy says:

    thank u sir….i’ll wait for ur reply..

  8. Aniket Singh says:

    it worked.. thanks a tonne!!!! i was fed up of dev cpp…

  9. Umesh says:

    hello sir, there is no TC.EXE file in BIN folder after extraction. Plzzz help sir.

    • Amit Sharma says:

      Hi Umesh,
      Ignore the DOSBox method to install Turbo C, rather download the new tool which I shared there at the end of the post to install Turbo C. You just have to download and install this tool to use Turbo C in Windows 7 in full screen mode.

  10. surbhi says:

    Hi,
    i have installed it, but some of my keyboard keys that works with Alt Gr are not working, due to this i am unable to use important symbols like ‘{‘ . Please help?

    • Amit Sharma says:

      Hi Surbhi,
      Ignore the DOSBox installation.
      Download the new tool to install Turbo C on Windows 7 which I shared at the end of the post. You just have to install and download it to use Turbo C.

  11. mohd says:

    full screen mode prblm while installing turbo c ide in win 7 32 bits

  12. AV says:

    Hi Sir ,i download Turbo simulator tool…..From this how to install Turbo c ……..i installed that turbo simulator tool………….plz help me…………

  13. Geet says:

    nice info….bt i have some problem….i got an error in each pro after compiling ‘unable to create output file ‘D:\TC\OUTPUT\NONAME.OBJ’……….plz ..plz..help me….

  14. num says:

    i hve windows7….i installed turbo c simulator, but still it says “this version of file is not compatible with the version of windows you are running….” what do i do pls help…

    • Amit Sharma says:

      Hi Num, But I’ve already tested TurboC Simulator on both the versions(Windows 32 bit and Windows 64 bit). Please try to re-install it. Let me know if you still face any difficulties.
      Meanwhile I’ll try to find some more alternatives.

  15. Minu says:

    Thanks for this wonderful solution! But i am sorry to say that i am unable to run my graphics programs with this setup! It’s correctly compiling them but giving errors while i am trying to run!
    plz help.

  16. Minu says:

    Thank U. I will b waiting 4 a solution. What I guess is may be it’s not getting the bgi files while linking. In invocation on initgraph() we have to give path of the .bgi files. Because in this case it’s D:\TC\BGI (even though in actual case it’s available in c:\tc\bigi) I have supplied this path but the program is unable to link and not is recognizing the graphics routines like initgraph(),putpixel(), getpixel() etc. Even i have tried by copying all the .bgi files to the bin dir but still it’s not working. Plz verify and suggest a solution. U can try running this sample program:

    #include
    void main()
    {
    int gd=DETECT, gm;
    initgraph(&gd, &gm, “D:\\TC\\BGI”);
    putpixel(200,200,RED);
    closegraph();
    }

  17. twinkle says:

    Thanks a ton for the link you gave below Amit..!!!!
    Tried a lot of other stuffs before this. At last your link just saved me for this semester!! XD

  18. Shalki Khajone says:

    Thank u so mch…workd jus gr8!!! :-)

  19. sukirti says:

    I wasted a lot of my time trying to download c before this but turbo c simulator is so easy to install. I have a problem in running the programs,it is compiling but i am not getting output.kindly help.

    Thank you very very much for this link.Turbo c simulator is really beneficial.

  20. rashmi says:

    alt+enter gives full sceen mode but we only can see that we cant write in windows7 64 bit.
    say any solution

  21. Windows7 64bit运行Turbo C 2/3 at orx's碎碎念 says:

    [...] 原理是使用DosBox,详细过程可以参考这篇文章。 [...]

  22. vishal says:

    After getting into d: ,I typed cd tc, but it shows me :” unable to change to: tc”
    Please help me how to solve this problem.

  23. honny says:

    thank u for this but how to run a prog plz send me shortcut of this bcoz the given path of shortcut key is disable by the admin

  24. mahesh says:

    good one.. really help ful:) thank bhai:)

  25. Arshad Khan says:

    Ur too good.. everything worked… hats off to you and greatly appreciate ur talent and skill…

  26. Hossein says:

    thanks for sharing TurboC Simulator .
    those people facing some problems using TurboC Simulator , please note that you need to install your TC on a path without any Space in it ! this should solved your problem .

    another problem different users emailed me about , was because of the faulty .net framework on their system or simply not being installed already!
    so if you get errors like :
    ” unable to find a version of the runtime to run this application”
    this means that either you dont have any .net framework 2 installed on your system , or your .net framework is faulty ,

    this has nothing to do with the application , so you need to fix your system
    you can find solution to this problem by visiting this page e.g:
    http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/clr/thread/beba207d-eefc-4827-ae60-64c15e56577f
    hope this helps you more people .
    regards
    Hossein

  27. Pankaj kundal says:

    #include
    #include
    void main()
    {
    printf(“\n ThANks frnd”);
    Printf(“\n once again thanKS”);
    printf(“\n\t PROGRAM WRITTEN BY”);
    PRINTF(“\n\t PANKAj KUNDAL”);
    }

  28. keshab das(cse3rd yr) says:

    #include
    #include
    void main()
    {
    printf(“\very very thanks sir”/)
    }
    exit
    :-)
    sir i m very much thankful to u…
    can u plz give me ur email add…
    for further ny help..
    thanks
    keshab das

  29. Rathika Vaithiyanathan says:

    Thank you.. it worked perfectly :)

  30. uday says:

    finally my search has come to an end after 8 days
    am greatly thankful to you sir

  31. uday says:

    you are really a pc master sir.

  32. Anurag says:

    Thank You.

    It’s Really Work.

  33. garima yadav says:

    thnks a lot sir……its working….:-)

  34. Liduvina says:

    thank you so much… it is such a big help for us

  35. krishna says:

    After getting into BIN,when i typed tc.exe it shows me “Illegal command: tc.exe”..Please help me how to solve this problem.

  36. monika says:

    sir i have installed dosbox on window 7 (32-bit) but it will not work on full screen mode ……moreover programs were not run on it…kindly help me

  37. kishorekumar says:

    Thank u sir…i had installed….

  38. ER.Rajnikant says:

    thank you very much sir i had installed turbo c simulator and it run fluently. thanks alot..

  39. shammi says:

    thank u sir, i

  40. Megha says:

    Thanks a lot really helpful

  41. deepti says:

    thanks a lot….it works

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