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both products are out of support. this link may work:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26347
Can download VS2005 from MSDN...but it doesn't run due to side by side issues
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i installed vs2005 and Visual Source Safe 2005 and neither will run due to a side by side dll issue. The event viewer shows the issue is with a missing c++ redistributable install for version "8.0.50608.0". But the links on the internet to the Microsoft download page are no longer valid... So how do i get this set of DLLs setup on my system so i can run these applications???
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Tianyu Sun-MSFT 34,436 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff2023-08-23T10:03:04.8433333+00:00 Hello @Sean Lynes ,
Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum.
The C++ redistributable package version 8.0.50608.0 is not available. Though VS 2005 is still available for downloading, VS 2005 is an old version of VS and is out of support. Is there any particular reason why you don’t use a newer version of VS?
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RLWA32 49,536 Reputation points2023-08-23T12:17:55.2133333+00:00 Did you install Service Pack 1 for VS2005? Other relevant updates?
https://catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=Visual%20Studio%202005
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Sean Lynes 0 Reputation points
2023-08-23T14:47:39.9133333+00:00 Do we really need this old compiler to work? Yes. Huge semiconductor companies we support still require older versions of our system to be supported...and we're a small company so we have no choice...
I have installed that and it made my software built with VS2005 run...but VS itself and VSS still fail. I have uninstalled then reinstalled VS2005 with and without SP1 and run the repair option for the installer and both continue to fail to run on my Win11 system and report in the Application event logs i need this particular version of the redistributables. WFT?
I don't understand why the apps don't work like they did before. I had issues with a different 2005 redistributable causing my apps to fail, and online help suggested i uninstall the ones on my system and reinstall them...so i tried. That fixed my apps but now can't compile them or access the legacy VSS databasse on our network.
Any other ideas? Why can't Microsoft allow access to the redistributable needed to get 2005 tools to run?
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RLWA32 49,536 Reputation points
2023-08-23T14:57:31.0133333+00:00 Maybe try installing VS2005 and VSS in a VM with an old version of Windows (e.g., XP, Vista)?
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Sean Lynes 0 Reputation points
2023-08-23T20:03:16.7333333+00:00 OK...I uninstalled and reinstalled from a legacy DVD...then updated both VS and VSS to SP1...and they still can't run without version "8.0.50608.0" DLLs. I don't understand why the same DLLs are in use after the updates. I'm stuck without this redistributable install. There are warnings 2005 may not operate correctly...maybe it just won't work on Win11?
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RLWA32 49,536 Reputation points
2023-08-24T17:15:11.34+00:00 Well, it might be worth trying to install VS2005 into a VM running XP or Vista. Why not give it a try?
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Sean Lynes 0 Reputation points
2023-08-24T19:48:59.88+00:00 That would work...for these two apps....but would not solve all the issues i'm having on my system due to SXS trouble...
I was getting two errors from AcroTray.exe from Adobe every time i right clicked a file or folder. (with a 20 second delay between them...grrrr) This was extremely annoying...and was being caused by the same issue. i had to uninstall standard Acrobat and just install the basic reader. I'm sure i'll find other apps having issues soon as well...but i may know how to resolve when necessary now
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