VS2005 SP1 version of Visual C++ Redistributable Package is available for download.

Workaround for using VS2005 SP1 version of VCRedist.EXE within a boostrapper (setup.exe)

Nikola Dudar's WebLog — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 05:00:11 GMT

A reader of the previous post on my blog has posted two questions about using SP1 version of VCRedist.EXE

Alex — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 09:27:01 GMT

People, it would be nice if in the future you'll do it same time with releasing of Service Pack.

Tx.

ひろえむの日々是勉強 — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 09:55:58 GMT

Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 再頒布可能パッケージがリリースされたようです。

ひろえむの日々是勉強 — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:08:41 GMT

Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 再頒布可能パッケージがリリースされたようです。

Fanou51 — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:03:44 GMT

Hello,

How do I determine by program which is the latest version of the MFC 8 installed ?

FAnou

Luc Claustres — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:51:52 GMT

Hello,

I'd like to emulate the installation of the Redistributable Package (x86)

to distribute an application on a machine without Visual Studio installed.

Indeed, we'd like to avoid intrusive softwares, which require administrator

privilege to be executed.

Previously, we simply have to copy the Redistributable dlls + manifest

in the local application directory and all was fine. But since the SP1 version,

this strategy does not work anymore. Looking around I found some posts that

suggerated to create an application config file in order to rebind any previous

version to the new version of the dlls (i.e. the SP1 Redistributable dlls

located in the local application folder).

Here is my executable config file (application.exe.config), which rebinds old versions to the new dlls (SP1) :

</dependentAssembly>

</assemblyBinding>

</windows>

</configuration>

Without the config file the application does not start, and with the config file

it starts but crashes... I drag the application to Dependency Walker and it shows

that the new dlls are correctly referenced by all modules.

I've tested the application on a machine with the package installed and it worked fine.

I looked to the WinSxS folder and found a similar rebinding in the policy files.

Maybe the Redistributable Package makes something more that allows the application

to run correctly (registry edition, ...) ?

Any help is welcome.

Garth — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 18:34:21 GMT

The Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\redist\x86\Microsoft.VC80.ATL.manifest Doesn't seem to have been updated to the latest version "8.0.50727.762".

But don't Worry it's updated in Orcas!