That is what should happen when FBC.exe is run. it is a commandline compiler. There is no builtin editor or display. This was the problem. Forgot the compiler when moving files to new Windows 11 computer and left the fbide.exe file in the downloads folder on old Windows 10 laptop and forgot it was ...

This is regarding problems regarding installing FreeBASIC .08 or .09 on a new computer (HP) with a new install of Windows 11. The zip files are extracted OK. Pick the .exe file, but a rectangle black box appears momentarily and disappears with no install. Other programs have installed from a .exe wi...