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Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] Missing vcredist_x86

From: Gerald Combs <gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:52:13 -0700
j.snelders@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Installing SVN version number 26172 or higher (wireshark-win32-1.1.0-SVN-26172.exe)
> works fine.
> When you try to run Wireshark you get this error message:
> 
> C:\Program Files\Wireshark\Wireshark.exe
> This application has failed to start because the application configuration
> is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.
> 
> In this case reinstalling does not solve the problem.
> Unfortunately this error message does not point you in the direction of vcredist_x86.exe
> (Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable).
> Installing vcredist_x86.exe solves the problem.

*Which* vcredist_x86.exe solved the problem? There are at least four, one for
each version of Visual Studio since 2005. Each has the same name, but a
different version:

2005    : 6.0.2900.2180
2005 SP1: 6.0.3790.0
2008    : 9.0.21022.8
2008 SP1: 9.0.30729.17