Installs side-by-side assemblies of the Visual C++ libraries (CRT, MFC, ATL, OpenMP, MSVCR90.dll, MSVCP90.dll) required at runtime for applications compiled with Visual Studio 2008.
9.0.30729.6161 Final Release Date: 2011 (Extended Support Ended) microsoft visual c 2008 redistributable
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Target Application or Game │ └────────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────┘ │ (Calls System Functions) ▼ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable │ │ (Provides msvcr90.dll, msvcp90.dll, atl90.dll) │ └────────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────┘ │ (Executes Instructions) ▼ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Windows Operating System │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Why Do Computers Have Multiple Versions Installed? Installs side-by-side assemblies of the Visual C++ libraries
MsiExec.exe /X{FF66E9F6-83E7-3A3E-AF14-8DE9A809A6A4} (x86) (GUID varies by architecture and service pack level) Once the installer finished, Mark didn't need to
The Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package installs runtime components of Visual C++ libraries required to run applications developed with Visual C++ 2008 on a computer that does not have Visual Studio 2008 installed.
Once the installer finished, Mark didn't need to restart his computer. He simply double-clicked his father's inventory program again.