title: Cannot run VC++ program without debugging
body: <p>I can run with debugging and I can run in release mode but I cannot run without debugging. I am pretty sure I messed up the configuration in visual studio somewhere but I am not sure. The computer was frozen I may have inadvertently clicked something. It normally works. Does anybody have any ideas? Thank you!</p>
  
  <p>EDIT:
  The program works with F5. It also works when I put the configuration to Release and run the executable. However Ctrl + F5 does not work, and the executable it creates does not work either.</p>
  
  <p>I just get an error saying windows is looking for a solution and then this:
  <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/tKUVk.png" alt="alt text"></p>
  
  <p>I even tried getting the entire solution from source safe with the same results...</p>
  
  <p>EDIT 2:
  After following the windbg advice given to me below, I arrived at this error:</p>
  
  <pre><code>*** ERROR: Symbol file could not be found.  Defaulted to export symbols for mfc71d.dll -
  </code></pre>