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Prepare a Windows Computer for C Development
Step 4: Prepare a Windows Computer for C Development
Confirmation
If everything has worked properly you should now be able to open a command prompt from your start menu (I type cmd at the run prompt and hit enter). Then, in the window that opens try typing:
gcc --version
If you see a message about the version of gcc then the process has been successful. If you see a message about the command not being found there is most likely something wrong with the system path, go back one step and double check your work.