Hi, I've just started using C++ again after using solely VB for a year and I wanted to try my hand at cross platform development. So I started learning to use SDL (which is very very easy thankfully) to create simple graphics driven games like Pong and Tetris. I am compiling the code with Microsoft VisualStudio 2010 Enterprise edition, and although my projects debug completely fine, they don't do anything when opened after being built. I know all the resources they use, as they are obviously small and simple apps, and I know they aren't missing any runtime libraries... so I am not sure why they are not working after being built.
The only things I use are the standard C++ libraries (only cmath, cstdlib, and ctime) as well as SDL_TTF and plain SDL. I included all the runtime libraries for SDL in the built executable's directory (even though they are already in C:\Windows\SysWOW64) I've tried running them as an admin and all the other usual Windows7/WindowsVista tricks. Note: I am running Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. So... I guess I am just asking for suggestions to help me build SDL applications the right way.