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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows, version 1.0
SUMMARY
Below is a list of differences between the Standard and Professional
editions of Microsoft Visual C++ version 1.0.
Features and Tools
- Professional can target MS-DOS; Standard cannot.
- Professional comes with the CodeView debugger for MS-DOS as well as
the CodeView debugger for Windows.
- Professional has tools such as Spy, Heap Walker, Stress, Zoomin, MPC
(the Make P-Code Utility) Font Editor, Profiler, TRACE (for MS-DOS
overlays), Hotspot Editor, MARK, and MARKMIDI.
- Professional comes with Windows Debug kernel.
- Professional has the Optimizing Compiler and fast compiler while
the Standard has only the fast compiler.
- Professional has more libraries for alternate math and MS-DOS support.
- Professional has Multimedia help and Windows Software Development Kit
(SDK) sample code.
- Professional has the Help Compiler (hc31.exe). Standard does not.
Documentation
The Professional edition of Visual C++ version 1.0 comes with the
following additional documentation, which is not included in the
Standard Edition:
- "Professional Tools User's Guide," which includes "Programming
Tools for Windows," "CodeView Debugger User's Guide," "Command-Line
Utilities User's Guide," and "Source Profiler User's Guide."
- "Reference Volume II," which is the "C/C++ Language Reference."
- "Reference Volume III," which contains "Run-Time Library Reference" and
"iostream Class Library Reference."
- "Comprehensive Index."
- All of the Windows 3.1 SDK manuals; that is "Programmer's
Reference" Volumes 1-4.
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