check dependency of uninstall older version of visual studio c++

Hriday Saha 46 Reputation points
2023-03-29T03:32:20.9833333+00:00

I want to uninstall Microsoft Visual studio c++(V2005, V2008, V2010) from specific server which is running mssql service (version 2016,2017). is there any challenge or dependency to uninstall the visual studio from that server?

As far i checked the pre-requisite of mssql there is no require visual studio version mentioned there but .NET framework has. I just need expert opinion on that.

Thank you!

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  1. Anna Xiu-MSFT 24,636 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2023-03-29T07:24:31.73+00:00

    Hi @Hriday Saha

    Welcome to Microsoft Q&A! 

    For Visual C++ Redistributable, they are usually installed along with some programs that require them. Or they are included with Windows as a service pack. 

    I suppose there is no an easy way to know which installed programs depend on these redistributable. If some programs depend on it, uninstalling may cause some programs that depend on it to not run correctly.

    For Visual C++ 2010 and lower redistributable, it is no longer supported.

    If you have Visual C++  2012 redistributable or higher redistributable installed, you can try to uninstall them from Control Panel. If you have any issue after uninstalling, you can reinstall them from the page.

    Sincerely,

    Anna


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