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Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x86)
Hi,
I'm using InstallShield 2009 Premier Edition.
I need that my setup execute "Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x86)" (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9b2da534-3e03-4391-8a4d-074b9f2bc1bf&displaylang=en) .
I prefer not to add this file and execute it.
I want to know which Redistributable i need from the Redistributable list of InstallShield i need to mark.
I found out that VB6 Redistributable Package (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=7B9BA261-7A9C-43E7-9117-F673077FFB3C&displaylang=en ) is called in InstallShield "Microsoft Visual Basic Virtual Machine 6.0".
Please help me:confused:
Find out from your developers, if you can, exactly which parts you need. Might be all of them, but it doesn't hurt to ask.
What's worked for me is using merge modules (MSMs) provided by Microsoft. There's one (actually, two with the policy MSM) per component mentioned above. These MSMs are difficult, if not impossible, to find online. But any computer with Visual Studio will have them, typically in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Merge Modules
Include those as redistributables in your project, and away you go. Best of luck.
In case i need them all,is there a way to execute the c++ 2008 redistributable exe file via my installation?
i tried to do that (custom actions) but the setup crash beacuse it seem that this setup can not run if another setup is running (my setup=the root setup).
Thanks again,
Yariv
My setup work perfectly now (until QA checks :) )
Thanks!
Good Luck,
Yariv
I just created a prerequisite for visual c++ 2008 redistributable as well. Did you also enter any conditions to stop the prerequisite from running if it is already installed? "
Since there is not a specific detection mechanism designed, for instance you could check the presence of a registry key at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{GUID}.