VC 8.0 Redistributables: Difference between revisions
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It should be noted that the DLLs could be installed even if the redistributable isn't installed. One example would be if the user has Visual Studios installed, then they have the dlls without the redist. | |||
== Related articles == | |||
[[WinSxS QueryAssemblyInfo to check if assembly is installed]] | |||
[[Category:Other Products Handling Functions]] | [[Category:Other Products Handling Functions]] | ||
[[Category:Other Products Version Detection Functions]] | [[Category:Other Products Version Detection Functions]] | ||
Revision as of 10:38, 31 May 2008
This function detects if VC++ 8.0 redistributables are installed on the machine
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; Test if Visual Studio Redistributables 2005+ SP1 installed
; Returns -1 if there is no VC redistributables intstalled
Function CheckVCRedist
Push $R0
ClearErrors
ReadRegDword $R0 HKLM "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{7299052b-02a4-4627-81f2-1818da5d550d}" "Version"
; if VS 2005+ redist SP1 not installed, install it
IfErrors 0 VSRedistInstalled
StrCpy $R0 "-1"
VSRedistInstalled:
Exch $R0
FunctionEnd
It should be noted that the DLLs could be installed even if the redistributable isn't installed. One example would be if the user has Visual Studios installed, then they have the dlls without the redist.
