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Multiple Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable installs

Anonymous
2010-06-17T04:13:23+00:00

Multiple programs have installed C++ redistributable programs on my computer.  Is it okay to uninstall all but one or are certain programs reliant on certain versions? I have three builds of 2008  and three builds of 2005 (two are the same)

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-06-17T06:50:38+00:00

    Multiple programs have installed C++ redistributable programs on my computer.  Is it okay to uninstall all but one or are certain programs reliant on certain versions? I have three builds of 2008  and three builds of 2005 (two are the same)

    Hello Keith – Welcome to Microsoft Answers Community.

    I recommend you keep them; the programs that installed these

    packages depend on the MSVC dynamic link library (dll). I recommend

    that you keep them. The programs that require them might crash if

    you remove them.

    I hope you find this information useful and if you need any further assistance,

    please feel free to contact me and let me know.

    I hope this information was helpful…

    Have a nice day…

    Best regards,

    Fisnik

    Itknowledge24.com

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-06-17T13:27:43+00:00

    DON'T remove them! As a replacement of the "DLL he ll" (the forums sensors it without the space) (new version override old ones, which break older software) MS creates the WinSxS folder, and now multiple DLL versions can be stored side by side (SxS). Now the application uses the version it was build!

    So, NEVER uninstall a VC++ Runtime!

    "A programmer is just a tool which converts caffeine into code" CLIP- Stellvertreter http://www.winvistaside.de/

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-06-17T15:27:40+00:00

    Thank you both for the help and clarificatin on the functions.

    Another question regarding the runtimes... if the program that install these files is uninstalled, is the runtime uninstalled with it?

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  2. Anonymous
    2010-06-17T19:59:50+00:00

    Thank you both for the help and clarificatin on the functions.

    Another question regarding the runtimes... if the program that install these files is uninstalled, is the runtime uninstalled with it?

    AFAIK, NO!

    Itknowledge24.com

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-01-31T17:44:51+00:00

    EDIT: this post is wrong, I hadn't understood the question, this has nothing to do with it (see posts below).

    The following KB article explains that you can safely delete these files: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950683

    Who should we trust?

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