Visual Studio 2012 Platform : Only ARM and Win32?

Question

I try to run a .exe on a XP 32bits computer. I use Visual Studio 2012 on a Windows 7 64bits.

I got a message " **.exe is not a valid win32 application.

So, it's because I have compiled the program in 64bits.

I try to change the platform target in my project properties, but I have only "Win32, ARM and x64"

Win32 = x86 ?

Why I have not x86 platform on the list ?

A screenshot :

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I'm sorry for my bad english...

Thank you in advance.

EDIT : Ok, Win32 == x86, so why when I compile in Win32, I get the message "**.exe is not a valid win32 application." on a 32bits win XP ?

possible duplicate of [How to compile for Win XP with Visual Studio 2012?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13130713/how-to-compile-for-win-xp-with-visual-studio-2012) — ildjarn, Mar 20 '13 at 14:39
Win32 = x86. On your computer both x64 and Win32 should work. — Alex F, Mar 20 '13 at 14:39
Regarding your edit, see the proposed duplicate – VC++ 2012 does not support targeting WinXP out of the box. — ildjarn, Mar 20 '13 at 17:14

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:25

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x86 is for Intel or AMD specific code generation, while Win32 is a generic 32-bit target. Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Win32, Difference between WIN32 and x86 in smart card project

edited May 23 '17 at 10:25

Community

answered Mar 20 '13 at 14:40

Shantanu

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 20 '13 at 14:39

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The 32-bit Windows platform is called Win32 in Visual Studio. So yes, x86 == Win32.

answered Mar 20 '13 at 14:39

Ok, so why when I compile in Win32, I get the message "**.exe is not a valid win32 application." on a 32bits win XP ? – Slot Mar 20 '13 at 14:54

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