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difference between vc_redist.x64 vs vcredistx.x64 visual studio 2019

Anonymous
2020-07-23T00:54:33+00:00

hi there, i was wondering about the differences between vc_redist.x64 and vcredistx.x64.

note i have not mistyped the filename. they are exactly correct. (image proof below)

I did find a question asking the same thing but it was not answered here.

As you can see from the timestamps, both files where installed at the same time by the visual studio installer.

This has happened for comunity edition and professional (the picuture is from professional, as you can see from the directory path)

so what is the difference?

Thanks, William.

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-07-23T01:00:13+00:00

    so what is the difference?

    So i opened the two files with beyond compare and did a version compare, then a hex compare.

    They are identical apart from the name.

    This added some undeeded confusion for many people.

    Thanks,

    William.

    (Could a mod please mark this as the answer, as I am unable to do so)

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-07-23T01:09:19+00:00

    Hi! My name is Anderson Souza. I'm an Independent Advisor and a Microsoft user like you, I'll be glad to help you today.

    Aparently there is no difference, see this article from Microsoft:

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/re...

    It says:

    Locate the redistributable files

    To deploy redistributable files, you can use the redistributable packages installed by Visual Studio. In versions of Visual Studio since 2017, these files are named vc_redist.arm64.exe, vc_redist.x64.exe, and vc_redist.x86.exe. In Visual Studio 2015, Visual Studio 2017, and Visual Studio 2019, they're also available under the names vcredist_x86.exe, vcredist_x64.exe, and vcredist_arm.exe (2015 only).

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