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Reputation: 7241

Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package - what files does it contain?

What files does the Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package contain ? I would like to bundle the files with my application.

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Upvotes: 1

Views: 1463

Answers (2)

Daniel Lidström
Daniel Lidström

Reputation: 10270

They contain atl, mfc, the c-library, and possibly openmp. On my system they are installed into C:\Windows\winsxs. For example:

C:\Windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft.vc90.atl_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.21022.8_none_bdf22a22ab9e15d5
C:\Windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft.vc90.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.21022.8_none_bcb86ed6ac711f91
C:\Windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft.vc90.mfc_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.21022.8_none_b81d038aaf540e86
C:\Windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft.vc90.openmp_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.21022.8_none_ecdf8c290e547f39

In addition to the above I have several other versions installed. It is highly unlikely that all of your customers have all versions installed, so it is indeed a good idea to bundle the correct version with your application.

Daniel

Upvotes: 1

kichik
kichik

Reputation: 34704

You can usually open the redistributable packages with an archive utility and take a look inside. I think 7-zip should do the trick here. It should handle both MSI packages and the old CAB package format.

Upvotes: 1

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