Download the free Borland C++ Compiler 5.5 for Windows at
http://www.borland.com/products/downloads/download_cbuilder.html

To install the Borland C++ 5.5 Free Command-line Tools, simply double-click on the downloaded file and choose 
all of the default options. 

Configuring the system environment: 

Open a console box. 
1.  Start | Run... 
2.  Type "command" into the field [Enter] 

* If Windows 95/98: 
Navigate to the root in order to modify the PATH reference in the autoexec.bat file. 
3.  Type "cd \" [Enter] 
4.  Type "edit autoexec.bat" [Enter] 
5.  Insert a line and type "PATH=C:\BORLAND\BCC55\BIN;%PATH%" 
6.  Save the changes (Alt-F then hit S). 
7.  Exit edit. (Alt+F then press X). 

* If Windows NT: 
Add a path reference to the Environment variables: 
3.  Using the mouse, right-click on the "My Computer" icon (on your desktop) and choose "Properties". 
4.  Click on the "Environment" tab. 
5.  Click on "Path" in the "System Variables" field. 
6.  Highlight the "Path" System variable (bottom). 
7.  Click in the "Value" field. 
8.  Append the line with ";C:\BORLAND\BCC55\BIN;" (exactly 1 semi-colon between references) 
9.  Click on the "Set" button. 
10.  Click OK (in the "System Properties" window) 

* Or, if Windows 2000/XP:
Add a path reference to the Environment variables: 
3.  Using the mouse, right-click on the "My Computer" icon (on your desktop) and choose "Properties". 
4.  Click on the "Advanced" tab. 
5.  Click on the "Environment Variables..." button. 
6.  Highlight the "Path" System variable (bottom). 
7.  Click on the "Edit..." button. 
8.  Append the line with ";C:\BORLAND\BCC55\BIN;" 
9.  Click OK (in the "Edit System Variables") 
10. Click OK (in the "Environment Variables" window) and click OK (in the "System Properties" window)

Continuation for all Windows Operating Systems: Navigating to the directory, "c:\Borland\bcc55\bin" 
11. cd c:\borland [Enter] 
12. cd bcc55 [Enter] 
13. cd bin [Enter] 

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Creating the configuration files:

Note: The command line should read:  C:\BORLAND\BCC55\BIN>

Part 1: Creating BCC32.CFG. 
1. Type "edit bcc32.cfg" [Enter]  (This creates the file and opens a blank window in the editor). 
2. Add these lines:

-I"c:\Borland\Bcc55\include" 
-L"c:\Borland\Bcc55\lib" 

3. Save the changes (Alt-F then hit S). 
4. Exit edit. (Alt+F then press X). 

Part 2: Creating ILINK32.CFG 
5. Type "edit ilink32.cfg"  (This creates the file and opens a blank window in the editor). 
6. Add these lines:

-L"c:\Borland\Bcc55\lib"

7. Save the changes (Alt-F then hit S). 
8. Exit edit. (Alt+F then press X). 
9. Type "exit" [Enter] 
10. Restart Windows.