Not everyone has the libraries needed for my program to run

Question

So I made this executable program that uses the Windows library and some others (string, ctime, lmcons...) in C++. When it runs on my computer it works great but when I transfer the executable to a computer that does not have some of those libraries on it the program does not run. How do I "add" those libraries in with my code?

Answer 1

1 - You need to identify libraries that need to exist on the system in order to execute your application.

2 - you need to create a package that contain these libraries. It could be an installation or a zip file. Depending on the libraries, sometimes they need to be registered on the system, sometimes just dropped in. If you use install packaging software, you can set up registration [if needed]. If you distribute zip or ftp folder, you may need to supply script file. Sometimes libraries are part of some Microsoft package and this package can be prerequisite to run your application. You may pack it into your installation and have it installed silently. There are many ways as you see.

3 - this is up to you how you want to distribute your application and supporting libraries. But best is when user doesn't have to jump the hoops trying to install your stuff. User should click and forget.