Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable X64 Info
Microsoft no longer prominently hosts VS2008 redistributables on their main download center, but official copies are available from:
⚠️ Always verify digital signature: Right-click → Properties → Digital Signatures tab → Microsoft Corporation.
In the past, developers had to package all that code inside their specific application, making file sizes huge. Microsoft created the to solve this. These packages install a shared set of code libraries into your Windows system. Once installed, any application that relies on C++ 2008 code can simply call upon these libraries rather than packing them into the installer. microsoft visual c++ 2008 redistributable x64
<ExePackage Id="vcredist2008x64" SourceFile="vcredist_x64.exe" InstallCondition="NOT VersionNT64 OR (NOT MsiProductCode_8220EEFE-38CD-377E-8595-03C3E30E1D2B)" PerMachine="yes" Permanent="yes" Compressed="yes"/>
After uninstall, verify DLLs removed from System32 . Some apps may fail—reinstall if needed. These packages install a shared set of code
Check Microsoft Update Catalog for KB number (SP1 security update).
VC++ 2008 uses Windows SxS (WinSxS folder). Do not copy DLLs manually to System32 for deployment—that breaks side-by-side isolation. Some apps may fail—reinstall if needed
Use → Uninstall entries in this order:
The is a system component that installs runtime libraries required to run applications developed with Visual C++ 2008 (version 9.0) on a 64-bit Windows operating system. These libraries (e.g., C Runtime, MFC, ATL, OpenMP) are not part of the standard Windows installation for older OSes like Windows XP/Vista/7.
