@Danny Dan Daniel Your question is related to Microsoft visual studio c++2008 which is no longer supported , If you need more information please reach these forum community members could provide their expert guidance on your scenario based on their experience. Thanks.
https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/support/
For more information, please refer here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-US/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170#visual-studio-2008-vc-90-sp1-no-longer-supported
For detailed information on Studio 2008: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/end-of-support-for-visual-studio-2008-in-one-year/
Please let us know if you have any further queries. I’m happy to assist you further.
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