cannot open source file “afxwin.h”/“afxext.h”/“afxdisp.h”/“afxdtctl.h”/“afxcmn.h”/afxdisp.h etc

Question

I try to ran a previous written MFC c++ code on my visual studio 2015 MFC with multitype MFC library installed.

However, I still have 12 errors here regarding missing f

Answer 1

I just fixed a similar problem. Here's how you can resolve this.

1. Go to your control panel
2. Navigate to uninstall/change a program.
3. Scroll down until you see your visual studio installation
4. Click change
5. Once the window pops up, click "Modify"
6. Under Programming Languages -> Visual C++ Make sure "Microsoft Foundation Classes for C++" is checked. If it isn't select it and click update.