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Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 4448] New: Wrong download link to vcredist_x86.exe

Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 22:15:38 -0800 (PST)
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4448

           Summary: Wrong download link to vcredist_x86.exe
           Product: Wireshark
           Version: SVN
          Platform: All
               URL: http://www.wireshark.org/docs/wsdg_html_chunked/ChSetu
                    pWin32.html
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: Medium
         Component: Documentation
        AssignedTo: wireshark-bugs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        ReportedBy: christopher.maynard@xxxxxxxxx


Chris Maynard <christopher.maynard@xxxxxxxxx> changed:

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Created an attachment (id=4246)
 --> (https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=4246)
Patch to fix the old link from 2005 to 2008.

Build Information:
SVN 31765
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Step 2.2.13.2 of the Win32 Step-by-Step Guide
(http://www.wireshark.org/docs/wsdg_html_chunked/ChSetupWin32.html) reads as
follows:

vcredist_x86.exe : Download the C-Runtime redistributable for Visual C++ 2008
Express Edition (vcredist_x86.exe) and copy it into C:\wireshark-win32-libs

… but the Download link brings you to the Microsoft Visual C++ 2005
Redistributable Package (x86) page here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=32BC1BEE-A3F9-4C13-9C99-220B62A191EE&displaylang=en

I believe the correct link should be the following, which will bring you to the
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86) page:

http://www.microsoft.com/DOWNLOADS/details.aspx?FamilyID=a5c84275-3b97-4ab7-a40d-3802b2af5fc2&displaylang=en

I've included a simple patch, but I don't generate the docs so I am unable to
verify it.

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