Visual C++ Redistributable files set. Required set of files to execute .Net based applications.
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vcruntime140.dll 14.0 not compatible with PHP build
I have downloaded PHP 7.4.1 NTS vc15 x86 on a Windows Server 2016 machine. I have also downloaded and installed vc_redist.x86.exe.
When I try and run php-cgi from the command prompt I get the following error:
PHP Warning: 'vcruntime140.dll' 14.0…

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Wix Burn vcredist
I have a c++ application developed using Visual Studio 2015, along with a Wix installer and a Burn bootstrapper. Previous versions of the application were able to use the Visual Studio merge module to install the necessary prerequisites, but it…

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How to detect if Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable is installed
With Microsoft changing the pattern of registry entries in its latest versions, how do i detect if Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable is installed on a machine?
My aim is to install VC++2015Redist since the software is written using VS2015. If i can…

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WIX run vcredist_x64.exe on install
I have an application compiled in VS 2015 and requires the VC++ Redistributable package in order to run properly. Prior to this latest build, we were using an older version of VS and simply used a merge module to handle the installation of the…

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Where to download vcredist?
I feel a little stupid asking this question, but I hope that this might be helpful to others as well.
Background: We/I are developing some software with Visual Studio 2008 SP1 (VC9). We would like to provide the vcredist along the software on the…

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MSVC 2015 Universal CRT for app-local deployment
It was announced that the Universal CRT would be a re-distributable DLL such that app-local deployment would still be possible.
I have installed the Visual Studio 2015 Express Edition and I was looking for ucrtbase.dll in the SDK directories, but I…

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detect presence of vcredist - using the UpgradeCode
in a wix burn bootstrapper bundle: how to detect whether ms vcredist 2013 x86 is present or not?
i'm doing a check for the Upgrade Id / UpgradeCode of that particular package, but the bundle always installs it afresh, even though it is installed…

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C++: Manifests and dynamically loading DLLs from different directory
Long story of what I'm trying to achieve
I'm working on a program that dynamically loads DLLs as plugins. I'm compiling the program using Microsoft Visual C++ 2008. Still, let's assume that any Visual C++ version with which Qt works should be…

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Wix per user installer to detect the Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable
I am creating an .msi installer which has to determine whether the Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable is present in the system and if not then interrupt the installation with custom message. The official Wix documentation refers to the actual…

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How can I bundle the VC++ 2015 redistributable with my ClickOnce (.NET) application?
I have a C# application running on the .NET Framework 4.5 deployed via Microsoft ClickOnce. I also am utilizing a small utility from a Microsoft SDK called DComPerm.exe which is a C++ application that I had to compile separately. My main application…

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Can Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable package support the applications that use VC2015?
If i install just Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable on my machine, can it support applications that was written for 2015
in other words, if I uninstall Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable and install Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable, will all the…

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C++ Redistributable 14 conflict with VS2017 C++ Redistributable
I rebuilt a laptop and in the process installed VS2017 which includes an install of C++ 2017 Redistributable(x64) - 14.10.24728
I have tried installing other apps that use C++ Redist 14 and they fail with the error message:
"Another version of this…

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How to tell which C++ redistributable to include in InstallShield installer?
I have a C# application which uses a C++ DLL, both of which I wrote. The C++ DLL is compiled using the v120 (Visual Studio 2013) Toolset. Which redistributables do I need to include in my InstallShield installer to make this function?
There is no…

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vcredist_x86: the message install.res.????.dll comes up
Our setup runs vcredist_x86.exe with Parameter /qb to make it silent. This works on all of our test systems, but unfortunately the installation still shows a message on a customer computer.
Please look at the image below - does anyone guess or know…

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'vc_redist.x64 does not install in microsoft/nanoserver image
I want to use microsoft/nanoserver as base image for my requirement and want to install 'vc_redist.x64' package into it but I am not able to install as it returns some error as shown below:
and this is my Dockerfile:
FROM…

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