Download LCC , a compiler that works from the command line in any version of Windows, including Vista.
http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~lcc-win32/
There's a few things you gotta do...
download and install lcc
Set the path variable to include the lcc binary directory.
In Vista and XP, do this by right clicking on "My Computer"
Choose 'advanced settings'
Select 'environment variables'
Under system variables, select NEW
For 'Variable Name', enter PATH
For 'Variable Value', enter C:\lcc\bin (or whereever you installed to)
Now you can write your program in whatever text editor you like.
To compile, go to the command line.
lcc filename.c
This creates an object file called filename.obj
Create the exe file by typing:
lcclnk filename.obj
Which will create filename.exe
Hope this might help someone. I spent a few hours messing around with it the other night. I'm more comfortable compiling C programs from the command line, so this was a good option for me.
