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I am looking for free tools to compile C programs on Windows 7. I've always compiled C code on Ubuntu using gcc in the past. So, how can I compile C code on Windows 7? Please teach me. :)

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MinGW uses a fairly old version of GCC (3.4.5, I believe), and hasn't been updated in a while. If you're already comfortable with the GCC toolset and just looking to get your feet wet in Windows programming, this may be a good option for you. There are lots of great IDEs available that use this compiler.

Edit: Apparently I was wrong; that's what I get for talking about something I know very little about. Tauran points out that there is a project that aims to provide the MinGW toolkit with the current version of GCC. You can download it from their website.

However, I'm not sure that I can recommend it for serious Windows development. If you're not a idealistic fanboy who can't stomach the notion of ever using Microsoft software, I highly recommend investigating Visual Studio, which comes bundled with Microsoft's C/C++ compiler. The Express version (which includes the same compiler as all the paid-for editions) is absolutely free for download. In addition to the compiler, Visual Studio also provides a world-class IDE that makes developing Windows-specific applications much easier. Yes, detractors will ramble on about the fact that it's not fully standards-compliant, but such is the world of writing Windows applications. They're never going to be truly portable once you include windows.h, so most of the idealistic dedication just ends up being a waste of time.

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Microsoft Visual Studio Express

It's a full IDE, with powerful debugging tools, syntax highlighting, etc.

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If you are familiar with gcc, as you indicated in the question, you can install MinGW, which will set a linux-like compile environment in Win7. Otherwise, Visual Studio 2010 Express is the best choice.

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Get gcc for Windows . However, you will have to install MinGW as well.

You can use Visual Studio 2010 express edition as well. Link here

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You can get MinGW (as others have suggested) but I would recommend getting a simple IDE (not VS Express). You can try Dev C++ http://www.bloodshed.net/devcpp.html Its a simple IDE for C/C++ and uses MinGW internally. In this you can write and compile single C files without creating a full-blown "project".

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Compiling Programs on Windows 7:

You have to download configured Borland Compiler from http://www.4shared.com/get/Gs41_5yA/borland_for_graphics.html or http://dwij.co.in/graphics-c-programming-for-windows-7-borland-compiler/.

Put your Borland’s ‘bin’ folder into Environmental Variables.
Now go inside folder ‘bin’ & edit file bcc32.cfg as per your folder structure. This file contains settings of headers & libraries.

-I"D:\Borland\include;"
-L"D:\Borland\lib;D:\Borland\Lib\PSDK"

Now create any C/C++ Program say myprogram.cpp
Use following command to compile this bunch of code:

F:\>bcc32 myprogram.cpp