Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Feature Pack Redistributable Package (x86)

Brief Description

The Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Feature Pack Redistributable Package (x86) installs runtime components of Visual C++ Libraries required to run applications developed with Visual C++ 2008 Feature Pack on a computer that does not have Visual C++ 2008 installed.

Overview

The Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Feature Pack Redistributable Package (x86) installs runtime components of Visual C++ Libraries required to run applications developed with the Visual C++ 2008 Feature Pack on a computer that does not have Visual C++ 2008 installed.

This package installs runtime components of C Runtime (CRT), Standard C++, ATL, MFC, OpenMP and MSDIA libraries. For libraries that support side-by-side deployment model (CRT, SCL, ATL, MFC, OpenMP) they are installed into the native assembly cache, also called WinSxS folder, on versions of Windows operating system that support side-by-side assemblies. For more information on supported ways of deployment for Visual C++ applications, click here.

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System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2; Windows Vista; Windows XP

Required Software:

Windows Installer 3.0

Disk Space Requirements: 6 MB (x86)

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Instructions

Important: Make sure you have the latest service pack and critical updates for the version of Windows that you are running. To find recent security updates, visit Windows Update.
Click the Download button on this page to start the download
Do one of the following:

To start the installation immediately, click Run.
To save the download to your computer for installation at a later time, click Save.
To cancel the installation, click Cancel.

IMPORTANT: If you have installed previous pre-release versions of Visual C++ 2008 or Visual Studio 2008, such as Beta 1, Beta 2 or Community Technical Preview (CTP) builds, then you must uninstall these versions via Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel before installing the final released version.

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Additional Information

Important information for this release!

Setup

The VCRedist_x86.exe package has been updated with this refresh to resolve previous installation and deployment blocking issues.

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