Target Platform, All CPU or X86 difference

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Hi All,
I am confused what setting of target platform should be chosen to enable my application to run on all computers, regardless of the processor type. I tried All CPU but it did not work on a few computers.

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Posted 17-Jan-13 23:58pm

Furqan Sehgal

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Grasshopper.iics · Answer 1 · 2013-01-20T00:33:00

It depends upon the type of solution you are using. For example if you want to use Ms-Access database from C# using jet connection, then your application has to be x86 as the driver is available only as x86. Similarly if you use a specific assembly that is meant for x64 platform then the target assembly must be x64. 'All' is generalized which specifies that the application can be run under any target. It can be selected if your project is not dependent on any resources that is specific to either x86 or x64.

Andreas Gieriet · Answer 2 · 2013-01-20T04:36:00

Checkout this: AnyCPU Exes are usually more trouble than they're worth[^].

Once you understand the meaning of the setting. make up xour mind under which OS configuration your program is supposed to work. If your program depends on some 3rd party libraries that require one or the other target confuguration, you have no choice to set the EXE to that target configuration.

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Andi

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