nmake.exe is not found in the windowssystem32 folder? how to setup nmake command in windows?

Question

When I type the nmake command in the Command Prompt, I am getting this error:

'nmake' is not recognized as an internal or external command operable program or batch file.

Also, I couldn't find the nmake.exe file in my system.

How to setup the nmake command on Windows?

Answer 1

NMake is part of Microsoft's build tools for building C++ projects. You can get nmake as well as the MSVC++ compiler by downloading Visual C++ Express. Visual C++ Express which runs perfectly fine on Windows 7. It will install nmake.exe to C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0VCin on Windows 7 without prompting for an alternate directory. As this question answered