Visual C++ Redistributable files set. Required set of files to execute .Net based applications.
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Visual C++ 14 redist package prerequisite - configure from visual studio setup proj
I have a Visual Studio setup project which installs an x64 program that needs the VC++ 14 Redist package.
I selected the options as per image and created a folder structure inside:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio…

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Bundle (Just --onefile)
please read all this post and help me.
i want to create --onefile executable with pyinstaller.
i have these in Development side:
windows 8.1 x64
Qt 5.2.1
Python 27
PyQt5.2.1 (that built with Visual Studio 2012)
Visual Studio 2012
PyInstaller…

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Including correct C++ redist with an application
I build my application in Microsoft Visual Studio 2010, and want to bundle it with vcredist, but I have to do it manually. Is there a way to automatically get vcredist corresponding to the one I used to build my application? I need only x64…

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Unable to find private assemblies that are definitely present on target computer
We're distributing the Visual C++ runtimes as private assemblies (i.e., putting msvcp90.dll, msvcm90.dll, msvcr90.dll, and Microsoft.VC90.CRT.manifest into a Microsoft.VC90.CRT folder that exists in the same directory as our app's executable). So…

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How to detect if a specific version of vcredist_x86.exe has already been installed?
I created an installer that run vcredist_x86.exe (version 9.0.x.x) as part of the installation. Before installing it however I would like to know if it's already in the user's system. I basically need to detect not only that the DLLs are present but…

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WiX not detect VC++ redistributables
I am following the example from Wix per user installer to detect the Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable to detect VC+ 2015-2019 redistributables in per user installer, without any luck. I have checked that VC++ 2017-19 is correctly installed on my…

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How to deploy Qt app compiled using MSCV so that it won't neet vc_redist installed?
Is there a way to deploy a Qt desktop application that is compiled using MSVC in such a way that it will be "portable" (just run exe from a folder, not install anything, not even install VC_redist)?
Of course, it is possible to use it if Microsoft…

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VCRedist 2015+ on Azure Functions
I would like to run an exe file that was created inhouse on an Azure Function app. It does some processing that needs Visual C++ redistributables 2015, however that is not installed in the virtual machine the function runs on, it only comes with…

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Find merge modules for vcredist_x86.exe
The latest visual studio c++ redistributable is located here. But the problem is that I want to include it to install shield installation and it needs merge module rather then exe file.
How can I find corresponding merge module (msm file)? Is there…

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local deployment of Visual c++ for wpf application ( required for cef sharp )
I am looking for local deployment of visual c++ redistributable along with my x86 WPF application. The VC++ (2015 and greater) is required for CefSharp control that I am using. CefSharp version: 79.1.360
I tried copying files from below location to…

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mfc140ud.dll and vcruntime140d.dll needed for Release compilation
I am using Visual Studio 2019 and this project is from an earlier version of Visual Studio. When I try to open the software compiled in release mode, I receive and error about missing mfc140ud.dll and VCRUNTIME140D.dll. From what I understand, I…

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Visual studio installer error with Visual C++ 2017 Runtime Libraries (x64) prerequisite
I've created the installer for my project without a problem, In project's properties, I included Visual C++ 2017 Runtime Libraries (x64) 2010 and 2017.
But during the installation in the client host, I've got a 'The following package files could not…

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Inspecting log file to find out reason for installation failure of vcredist.exe
I'm trying to run the Microsoft C++ 2017 Redistributable (x86) - 14.16.27027 on a Windows 7 machine.
The setup fails, stating "Unknown error 0x80240017".
It also outputs a log file which I have stated below.
How could I find out what the real…

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VCRedist dependencies with PyInstaller
I'm trying to release a simple app with PyInstaller to work on windows7-X64 without any dependencies. But I got some problem with Microsoft VCRedist. In my host PC, I installed VCRedist 2015 and generated executable normally (not standalone). The…

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WiX Add ExePackage to a Product to install vcredist
I would like to add VC++ Redistributable 2013 to an existing working WiX project. The project consists of one main file with a element, which contains a and an element and some others.
I found out that…

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