Microsoft KB Archive/259403

= Vcredist.exe installs the latest run-time components for Visual C++ applications =

Article ID: 259403

Article Last Modified on 7/18/2007

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APPLIES TO

 Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Enterprise Edition, when used with:  Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

 Microsoft Windows 95

 Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition  Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Professional Edition, when used with:  Microsoft Windows NT 4.0</li></ul>

 Microsoft Windows 95</li></ul>

 Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition</li></ul> </li> Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Standard Edition, when used with:  Microsoft Windows NT 4.0</li></ul>

 Microsoft Windows 95</li></ul>

 Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition</li></ul> </li></ul>

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SUMMARY
Vcredist.exe is a self-extracting executable file that installs the latest version of the Microsoft Visual C++ run-time files and operating system components that are required by most projects created with Visual C++ 6.0. These files include fixes that are included with Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 4 (SP4).

Beginning with Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 5, Vcredist.exe is included with the service pack. The Vcredist.exe pointed to by this article will continue to be the Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 4 version. To obtain the latest version of Vcredist.exe, you will need to get a copy of the latest service pack. For details, see the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Web site:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/aa718359.aspx

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MORE INFORMATION
To obtain the Vcredist.exe update, download and run the following application, which installs Vcredist.exe to the directory that you specify.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the VC6RedistSetup_enu.exe package now.

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file. Download the VC6RedistSetup_deu.exe package now.

Release Date: November 16, 2000

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

For more information about how to download files from the Microsoft Download Center, please visit the Download Center at the following Web address:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/Search.aspx

VC6RedistSetup.exe will present you with an End User License Agreement. When you accept the agreement, a single file, Vcredist.exe, is extracted.

Vcredist.exe installs the following core files, which are included with Visual Studio 6.0 SP4. These files are base dependencies for most components and applications created with Visual C++ 6.0:

In addition, the following files are also installed by Vcredist.exe. These are supporting files for the Vcredist.exe Setup program:

Vcredist.exe supports the following command-line switches:

no switches = non-quiet mode, displays progress bar and reboot prompt

/q = semi-quiet mode, displays reboot message, and no progress bar

/q /r:n = no reboot message or progress bar

Vcredist.exe is not a full-featured installation package. As such, it is not a recommended redistribution method for the preceding files. This package does not communicate error messages back to the program or user that is starting Vcredist.exe. Therefore, we highly recommend that programs starting Vcredist.exe first check for available disk space (approximately 10 MB), read-only system files, administrator privileges, and a valid TEMP directory. The absence of any of these prerequisites can cause this package to incorrectly install some of the files onto the target system.

In addition, this package does not install any database components or localized satellite dynamic-link libraries (DLLs). For information about how to install database components such as ODBC, ADO, or DAO, please refer to the following Redistributing Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Applications article on the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Web site:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa260978(VS.60).aspx

For more information about installing localized resource DLLs for MFC, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

208983 How to use MFC LOC DLLs

Note This package does not install these components on computers that are running Microsoft Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows Millennium (Me) systems. On computers that are running Windows 2000 and Windows Millennium, these components can only be updated through operating system updates and service packs for these operating systems.

Vcredist.exe can be freely redistributed with your application. You should also provide a copy of this Knowledge Base article.

Additional query words: redistribution deployment installation mfc42 oleaut32 msvcrt spawning VC6RedistSetup_enu VC6RedistSetup_deu VC6RedistSetup_jpn Vcredist

Keywords: kbdownload kbbug kbfile kbinfo KB259403

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