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Instructions for Downloading and Installing Borland's Turbo C++

By David Bolton, About.com

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Learn How to Run Turbo C++ and Compile a Sample Application.

Now run Turbo C++ from the Windows Menu - you'll find it under Borland Developer Studio 2006/Turbo C++.

If you get a message saying You are not licensed to use Borland C#Builder click ok, close Turbo C++ and learn about licences.

Change the Layout

By default all panels are fixed in the desktop. If you prefer a more traditional layout where the panels are all undocked and free floating, click the View/Desktops/Classic Undocked menu. You can position the undocked panels to your liking then click the menu options View/Desktops/Save Desktop to save this desktop.

Compile The Demo Application

From the File/Open Project Menu browse to C:\Program Files\Borland\BDS\4.0\Demos\CPP\Apps\Canvas and select canvas.bdsproj.

Click the Green arrow (just below Component on the menu and it will compile, link and run. You should see the image above slowly animating.

This completes this tutorial.

Now you can go on to the Learn C++ Tutorials.

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