Mar
27
2009
‘nmake’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file
Posted by alex in Errors at 1:48 AMThis means nmake is not installed on your Windows PC. To install you need to downloading, extract, and place two files into your $PATH. Follow the couple steps below to install nmake on your PC. In my case I installed nmake on Windows XP.
- Download nmake: Visit the following link to download nmake.
- Extract nmake:Run the Nmake15.exe file which will extract two files to the directory where it is located. These files will be nmake.exe and NMAKE.ERR.
- Place nmake In PATH: Now move those two files into your path somewhere such as C:\WINDOWS\system32 or print out your path as shown below to place them in a different location.
Print PATH:
C:>PATH PATH=C:Perlsitebin;C:Perlbin;C:WINDOWSsystem32;C:WINDOWS;C:WINDOWSSystem32Wbem;C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL Server80ToolsBinn;C:Program FilesUSB Display Adapter;C:Program FilesTortoiseSVNbin;C:bin;C:rubybin;C:Program FilesPostgreSQL8.3bin;C:Program FilesVimvim72;C:cygwinbin;C:Program FilesGNUGnuPGpub;C:cygwinnmap;c:mspgccbin
- Test nmake: Now type nmake from a DOS prompt and you should see output similar to the below.
C:>nmakeMicrosoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 1.50 Copyright (c) Microsoft Corp 1988-94. All rights reserved.NMAKE : fatal error U1064: MAKEFILE not found and no target specified Stop.
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FANTASTIC!
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alex Reply:
April 9th, 2009 at 1:05 PM
Thanks. Glad it helped.
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Thank. Its helped me …
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alex Reply:
October 19th, 2009 at 1:17 PM
Hello Thiyagarajan Veluchamy,
No problem. Thanks for leaving feedback.
Thanks.
alex
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alex,
Is there a similar type of fix for Windows Vista? nmake15.exe will not execute on my machine.
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alex Reply:
October 27th, 2009 at 2:20 PM
Hello rdudley,
I am not aware of one right off but if I get the chance in the next couple of days I will see if I can get one to work. If you found a solution could you reply with whatever it was?
Thanks.
alex
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I’m guessing in a similar way to rdudley, I am running 64-bit XP and it will not run on my machine as it seems as though that .exe is for 32-bit machines. I’d be interested in any alternatives. Thanks.
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alex Reply:
November 13th, 2009 at 12:10 PM
Hello Another Alex,
I apologize but I have not been able to spend the time yet to look into a 64-Bit or Vista version of nmake. So at this time I do not know of an alternative that would work for you. If you find one please post a response though because it seems like a lot of people are in the same boat and ending up at this article regarding nmake.exe for Vista.
Good luck! If I do run across an alternative that will work for you I will respond to these comments.
Thanks.
alex
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Jim Reply:
June 10th, 2010 at 4:34 PM
Did anyone find the 64-bit version? It would be really helpful.
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alex Reply:
July 5th, 2010 at 1:27 AM
Hello Jim,
Sorry for the delay in response. I missed this comment notification in my email box. You can download and install the Windows SDK which will provide the 32-bit and 64-bit nmake versions.
Download Windows SDK: download here
So instead of downloading Nmake15.exe you would be required to install the entire Windows SDK which is a little over 1GB to download.
Hope that helps.
Thanks.
alex
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Thanks Alex ..it helped me alot …Thank you
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alex Reply:
December 19th, 2009 at 9:06 AM
Hello nivas,
No problem. Glad to hear it helped you out! I apppreciate you taking the time to leave feedback. If you get a chance check out the new section we have just launched called Engage. You can click on Visit in the top right corner of the site to view the new area. It allows everyone to ask and answer technical questions! Would love to hear your feedback on that portion of the site as well.
Thanks again,
alex
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Thanks! This is a big help!
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alex Reply:
June 8th, 2010 at 9:51 AM
Hello Stefano,
No problem. Glad the article helped you out. Thanks for taking the time to post feedback.
Thanks.
alex
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Thanks, problem solved.
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alex Reply:
June 29th, 2010 at 10:45 AM
Hello Suneel,
Good to hear. Thanks for taking the time to post feedback.
Thanks.
alex
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