Using SDL_image in Visual studio 2010, with error "application was unable to start correctly 0xc000007b"

Question

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

Answer 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.}

Answer 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.