title: Visual Studio c++ download and excecution for new computer with windows 8.1 64bit
body: <p>I just bought a new computer, with Windows 8.1 64bit installed and wanted to start developing in C++.I am new to Visual Studio, I used to do it with eclipse but suggestions I found in the internet were to prefer Visual Studio. </p>
  
  <p>I tried to download Visual Studio C++ 2008 redistributable package (x64) from here <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=15336" rel="nofollow">http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=15336</a>.
  But I couldn't find where it was stored in my computer, after searching it with key words. Then I uninstalled it, to install again from scratch. </p>
  
  <p>To uninstall it I opened my control panel and it saw that I have Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable (x86) installed already, assuming it comes with the computer I bought, and the date of installation matches this. I can't find though where it is stored so I can't open it.
  When downloading Visual Studio 2008, it says I need to uninstall previous Visual Studio versions.</p>
  
  <p>Bottom line:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>Should I uninstall the Visual 2012 (x86) that probably came with the computer (which is 64bit)? Or should I use it (and try to find where is it located)?</li>
  <li>If I shouldn't use the 2012: Was the 2008 version I tried to install good? (2008 gives an "old" intuition, but just my intuition).</li>
  <li>Is there an easy way to find out where the application is located for excecution? Any specific file to look for?</li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>thank you</p>