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Both static and dynamic linking to a newer runtime (as they are versioned) will break backwards compatibility. For newer OS features you need, you can always Ge
by ranger_danger 4y ago
Both static and dynamic linking to a newer runtime (as they are versioned) will break backwards compatibility. For newer OS features you need, you can always GetProcAddress() the needed functions at runtime instead. The real downside to staying on VC6 is all the compilers' ancient optimizations, or lack thereof.