What is a Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable?
A Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable is a “Standard Library” created by Microsoft to be used by Microsoft Visual C++ programs. When programmers write a program in Microsoft Visual C++, they use these Standard Libraries and do not code these again as they are very common, and provided to end users by Microsoft itself. In order to use these Programs/Softwares, you must have installed these related Standard Libraries in your PC, otherwise that program will not work and the user thinks the software is corrupted but its actually not.
Take example of Microsoft Office 2016, it uses Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables 2015, When you install Office 2016 and try to run it without 2015 Redistributables, it won’t work.
It is recommended to have all Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables till date in your PC, so that you should not face trouble running your Microsoft Visual C++ programs. Most of the users try running a program get these errors “msvcr*.dll”, which are surely due to the absence of corresponding Visual C++ Redistributables.
Features:
- Acts as Standard Base for Microsoft Visual C++ programs
- Useful and Must thing for many Games and Softwares
- Its absence will make your corresponding program not work
How to install?
- Open each folder of Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables from 2005 to 2015
- Install each and every one (2005/2008/2010/2012/2013/2015) all of them (Recommended)
- Keep all versions, as these are necessary for your Softwares/Games to run
- Do not delete any of them (Recommended)
