Questions tagged [vcredist]

Visual C++ Redistributable files set. Required set of files to execute .Net based applications.

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How can I fix Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 X64 Minimum Runtime error during installing Redistributable packages (VC_redist.x64.exe, VC_redist.x86.exe)?

During installation I get "The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable" and prompt to specify some path to vc_runtimeMinimum_x64.msi. After providing some path to required file I get error states that this file…
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How to run on Windows with only local CRT DLLs?

I have an application that is intended to be deployed with all MSVC dependencies side-by-side in order not to require administrator access to install the MSVC redistributables. The only system-wide DLLs it should depend on are .NET. I haven't…
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Does nsExec::ExecToStack is waiting the process to finish?(NSIS)

I am trying to install VC_redist.x64_v14.27.29016.0.exe using NSIS installer in silent mode with no interaction. This is the code: nsExec::ExecToStack 'VC_redist.x64_v14.27.29016.0.exe /install /quiet /norestart' pop $0 pop $1 I am using…
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VC redistributable fails to install when executed within an MSI

I have an installer made using WiX, that includes and executes the VC 2019 redistributable installer. My application depends on VC 2015, VC 2017 and VC 2019 due to several 3rd-party binaries. I'm installing the redistributable using the /install…
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How to debug problems with vc_redist bootstrapper?

I've got a Visual Studio installer project (a vdproj) that won't install the VC redistributables as a pre-requisite. I can't figure out why. I'm using the latest updates to Visual Studio 2019, with the Installer Projects extension. Here are my…
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Are there smaller Visual Studio 2015 C++ Redistributable (vcredist_x86.exe) than 14 MB?

I have a Windows x86 32 bit desktop application built using Visual Studio 2015 written in C and C++ using the MFC framework for the User Interface. For the installer I am using NSIS compiler with an NSIS script to generate the installation .exe used…
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How to detect if I need to prompt user to restart PC after installing VC Redist package(s)

I had an issue on someone’s computer yesterday where my installer did not complete as expected. I connected to their PC to investigate. It had to do with the VC Redist files. My installer detects if these are needed and if required, downloads and…
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Can VC_redistx64 package be installed and used, without visual studio?

I understand vc_redistributable is a set of libraries required to run applications built out of Visual studio. So at my work place, can I install vc_redist on a device and avail its benefits without installing visual studio on that device?
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MySql Server install issue using latest C++ Redistributable 2015-2019

just wondering if anyone has encountered an issue with installing the latest version of MySql Server, v.8 and above. I was running into issues because it wasn't recognizing that i had the latest c++ redistributable (x86 and 64 bit) which puts all…
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Microsoft.VC90.DebugMFC assembly not installed

I am trying to run a certain application but when i get the following error whilel loading a dll: "Windows API LoadLibraryEx returened error # 14001 ( 0x36B1)..." I opened windows event viewer and got this error: Dependent Assembly…
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How do I run a windows 10 debug build on a windows 7 test machine

I am trying to run a debug build of my software, built in Windows 10 using Visual Studio 2015 on a Windows 7 test machine. In microsoft documentation for Preparing a Test Machine To Run a Debug Executable It tells me to get the .DLL files from…
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Can we use VC redist 2015 instead of VC2012 and VC2013?

I was using VC2012 and VC2013. I added one DLL which requires VC2015. Then I removed VC2012 and VC2013 and just used single VC2015. But after this application crashes randomly. Can we use VC redist 2015 instead of VC2012 and VC2013? and is VC2015…
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Inno script not detecting that vcredist_x64.exe is not installed

I have the following code in my Inno Setup script: [Files] Source: "C:\Users\Myname\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Redistributional\vcredist_x86.exe"; DestDir: "{tmp}"; Flags: deleteafterinstall; Source: "C:\Users\Myname\Documents\Visual Studio…
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Missing `wcstok_s`

I've just installed OpenShot to edit some videos, but sadly I'm stopped by the error Entry point wcstok_s not found in msvcrt.dll. I've installed Visual C++ redistributable 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2015, did not change anything. I can inspect all the…
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Android Emulator won't start up (Faulting module: msvcrt.dll)

I set up Android Studio and create new AVD in it, but it won't start at all. Event viewer in Windows returns following error, but I do not know what should I do with it: Me specs: Win 10 Enterprise / i7-4700MQ / 32GB RAM / NVIDIA Quadro…