The application does not start on WinXP, how can I fix it?

Question

Programming

Wrote an application. Works under Windows 7. They try it on Windows XP and it doesn't start, writes: "the application is not a Win32 application". I set the .NET version to 2.0 (seen in the picture), chose x86 and still does not work, only now it crashes without an error.

On the Internet they write that you need to change the "set of platform tools", but no matter how much I searched, I did not find such a parameter.

Answer 1

On Windows XP , the .NET Framework must be installed . In this case, version 2.0 . Service Pack 3 may also be required .
It is better not to use below .NET Framework 3.5 .
And .NET Framework 4.0 under Windows XP works fine if installed. Version 4.5 is no longer supported by
.NET 2.0 , if memory serves, it was not included in Windows XP by default (if that's what you wanted).

Answer 2

the application is not a Win32 application <-- This is in the search engine, the answer is on the first line of the search

Answer 3

Apparently, the application is in .NET? What bitness during assembly is set - 32/64?

Answer 4

judging by the screenshot, the assembly has big problems with dependencies, you need to clear the bin folder and compile again, if compilation does not work, you need to deal with dependencies, remove unnecessary ones, for example. Most likely, bin contains the last "successful" assembly, which was compiled under another framework, which is why inadequate glitches occur.