Except where indicated, these are incompatible with App-V 4 packages.  Those indicated as incompatible also don't work on App-V 5 inside the package, in which case (by default) the sequencer will detect these incompatible versions and automatically install them on the App-V client by extracting them from the package when published. You can override that behavior via sequencer option on the package, but it would be better to just keep them out of the package.

There is a good security reason to keep these out of the package as well.  Several versions have known vulnerabilities, and are fixed in security updates.

When you sequence a package and see a VC Runtime file, grab the version string and consult these tables to find the exact installer that you need to use external to the package.

 

SEE ALSO: MSXML Runtime Versions.

 

Visual Studio DotNet 2002/2003

VS 2002/2003 Files are primarily in the C:\Windows\system32 subfolders; look for files with names like C:\Windows\system32\mfc7[#]*.dll, where 70 is the VS 2002 version and 71 is the VS 2003 version. These dlls should be compatible with App-V.

Common Name Source KB Security Bulletin Install File version Install File Signature Date Add/Remove Name/Version File Version Notes Known to Remove Known to Leave
VS 2002 unknown none none       7.0.94666.0 dated 1/5/2002 The older runtimes are "non managed" dlls, which means they are not DotNet and are just placed in the folder. These dlls are compatible with App-V and do not require special treatment when sequencing.    
VS DotNet 2002 MFC70.dll Security Update x86 = https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=6430 KB924641 MS07-012 1.0.1455.4238 11/6/2006     The older runtimes are "non managed" dlls, which means they are not DotNet and are just placed in the folder. These dlls are compatible with App-V and do not require special treatment when sequencing.
This installer is an exe that requires the previous version to patch.
   
VS DotNet 2002 Service Pack 1 MFC70.dll Security Update x86 = https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=3644 KB924642 MS07-012 1.0.1455.4228 11/2/2006     The older runtimes are "non managed" dlls, which means they are not DotNet and are just placed in the folder. These dlls are compatible with App-V and do not require special treatment when sequencing.
This installer is an exe that requires the previous version to patch.
   
VS 2003 unknown none none       7.10.3077.0 dated 3/18/2003 The older runtimes are "non managed" dlls, which means they are not DotNet and are just placed in the folder. These dlls are compatible with App-V and do not require special treatment when sequencing.    
VS DotNet 2003 MFC71.dll Security Update x86 = https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=21440 KB924643 MS07-012 1.0.1456.4241 11/7/2006     The older runtimes are "non managed" dlls, which means they are not DotNet and are just placed in the folder. These dlls are compatible with App-V and do not require special treatment when sequencing.
This installer is an exe that requires the previous version to patch.
   
VS DotNet 2003 SP1 MFC71.dll Security Update x86 = https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17054 KB927696 MS07-012 1.0.1473.4243 11/8/2006     The older runtimes are "non managed" dlls, which means they are not DotNet and are just placed in the folder. These dlls are compatible with App-V and do not require special treatment when sequencing.
This installer is an exe that requires the previous version to patch.
   


 

VC++ 2005!

VC++ 2005 Files are primarily in the C:\Windows\winsxs subfolders; look for folders with names like C:\Windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft.vc[#].[name]_1fc8b9a1e18e3b_[version]_[lang]_[guid] or C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft.vc[#].[name]_1fc8b9a1e18e3b_[version]_[lang]_[guid]

These dlls are not compatible with App-V.

Common Name Source KB Security Bulletin Install File version Install File Signature Date Add/Remove Name/Version File Version Notes Known to Remove Known to Leave
VC++ 2005 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=3387 none none 6.0.2900.2180 3/21/2006 Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable 8.0.50727.42 8.0.50727.42     8.0.50727.4053 files and Add/Remove
VS 2005 Team Suite SP1 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5552 KB928957 or 926601 none 12/8/2006 1.0.260.885 Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Explorer - ENU        
VS 2005 Team Suite SP1 Update for Windows Vista https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=7524 KB929470 or 932232 none 2/23/2007 1.0.447.1242 Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Explorer - ENU        
VC++ 2005 SP1 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5638 none none 6.0.3790.0 2/18/2007 Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable 8.0.56336 8.0.50727.762   8.0.50727.42 add remove only 8.0.50727.42 file and add remove, 8.0.50727.4053 files only, 8.0.61001 files and add remove
VC++ 2005 SP1 Security Update (ATL) https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=14431 KB973544 MS09-035 6.0.2900.2180 7/19/2009 none 8.0.50727.762 Doesn't seem detectable?   8.0.50727.42 files
VC++ 2005 SP1 Required by App-V 4.6RTM and 4.6.1 Sequencer and Client, claims to be an 2005 SP1 in App-V Installer. unknown unknown unknown unknown Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable 8.0.59193 8.0.50727.4053   8.0.50727.42  
VC++ 2005 SP1 alternative? Version seen at one point for crt/atl; source unknown. unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown 8.0.50727.4927      
VC++ 2005 SP1 alternative? Installed with App-V 4.6 SP2 & 5.0 SP2, maybe others too. unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown 8.0.50727.4940      
VC++ 2005 Sp1 Security Update (MFC) https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26347
Required by 4.6 SP2 and 5.0 Sequencer/Client
KB2538242 MS11-025 6.0.2900.2180 5/17/2011 Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable 8.0.61001 8.0.50727.6195 affects components, not just MFC 8.0.50727.762 files; 8.0.56336 and 59193 add remove 8.0.50727.42 files

 

 

VC++ 2008!

VC++ 2008 Files are primarily in the C:\Program Files*\Common Files*\Microsoft Shared\VC  folders; look for files with the name msdia90.dll.  Security updates only replace the file. 

These dlls are not compatible with App-V.

Common Name Source KB Security Bulletin Install File version Install File Signature Date Add/Remove Name/Version File Version Notes Known to Remove Known to Leave
VC++ 2008 x86 = https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29
x64 = https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=15336
    9.0.21022.8 11/7/2007 Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable x86 9.0.21022 9.0.21002.8      
VS 2008 SP1 x86 = https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=10986
x64 = < a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=2092" target="_blank">https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=2092
KB945140 none 9.0.30729.01 7/30/2008 Visual Studio 2008 Setup 9.0.30729.1     9.0.21002 files and add remove
VC++ 2008 SP1 x86 = https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5582
x64 = https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=2092
none none 9.0.30729.17 8/8/2008 Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable x86 9.0.30729.17 9.0.30729.1     9.0.21002 files and add remove
VC++ 2008 x86 from Autocad installers. May actually be SP1, Atl, CRT, MFC, OpenMP separate installers? KB958314   {407260FC-5FE3-430F-8716-82F15A8AD224} 11/1/2008 Visual C++ 2008 x96 ### Runtime 9.0.30729.177      
VC++ 2008 SP1 SU for ATL Both = https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=11895
Included with App-V 4.6SP1 installers
KB973552 MS09-035 9.0.30729.4148 7/12/2009 Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable x86 9.0.30729.4148 9.0.30729.4148 security update; affects all file, not just ATL;   9.0.21002 files and add remove; 9.0.30729.1 files and add remove
VC++ 2008 SP1 alternative? Version seen at one point for crt/atl; source unknown. unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown 9.0.30729.4926      
VC++ 2008 SP1 alternative? Version seen from App-V Installers. unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown 9.0.30729.4940      
VC++ 2008 SP1 SU for MFC Both = hhttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26368 KB2538243 MS11-025 9.0.30729.5677 4/19/2011 Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable x86 9.0.30729.6161 9.0.30729.6161 security update; affects all file, not just MFC   9.0.21002 files and add remove; 9.0.30729.1 files and add remove; 9.0.30729.4148 files and add remove

 

 

VC++ 2010!

VC++ 2010 x86 files are primarily in C:\Windows\System32 folder on a 32-bit system or the C:\Windows\SysWOW64 folder on an x64 system ; look for files with names like C:\Windows\System32\[Name].dll, where name is something like "mfc[m]100[u]", or msvc[p,r]100.dll.  There is also a msdia100.dll in the Program Files*/Common Files* area similar to 2008.

VC++ 2010 x64 files are primarily in C:\Windows\System32 folder on the 64-bit system; look for folders with names like C:\Windows\System32\[Name].dll, where name is something like "mfc[m]100[u]", or msvc[p,r]100.dll.. There is also a msdia100.dll in the Program Files*/Common Files* area similar to 2008.

These dlls should be  compatible with App-V.

Common Name Source KB Security Bulletin Install File version Install File Signature Date Add/Remove Name/Version File Version Notes Known to Remove Known to Leave
VC++ 2010 x86 = https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5555
x64 = https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=14632
none none 10.0.30319.1 3/19/2010 Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable x86 10.0.30319 10.0.31319.1      
VC++ 2010 RTM SU for MFC Both = https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=21576 KB2467173 MS11-025 10.0.30319.415 1/8/2011 no change 10.0.30319.415 security update; affects all files in system folders, just, not the msdia files in common files.
Installer updates x86 and x64
updates 10.0.31319.1 files  
VC++ 2010 SP1 x86 = https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8328  Required by App-V 5.0 Client/Sequencer
x64 = https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=13523
none none 10.0.40219.01 2/11/2011 Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable x86 10.0.40219 10.0.40219.1   updates 10.0.31319.1 files and add remove  
VS 2010 SP1 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=23691 KB983509 none 10.0.40219.1 2/22/2011 Visual Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 Setup 10.0.40219.01   updates 10.0.31319.1 files and add remove  
VC++ 2010 SP1 SU MFC Both = https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26999 KB2565063 MS11-025 10.0.40219.325 6/28/2011 Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable x86 10.0.40219 10.0.40219.325 security update; affects all files in system folders, just, not the msdia files in common files.
Installer updates x86 and x64
updates 10.0.31319.1 files and add remove  

 

 

VC++ 2012!

VC++ 2012 x86 files are primarily in C:\Windows\System32 folder on a 32-bit system or the C:\Windows\SysWOW64 folder on an x64 system ; look for files with names like like C:\Windows\System32\[name][#].dll, where name is something like "mfc[m]110[u]", or msvc[p,r]110.dll, or , or vccorlib110.dll or vc[ao]mp110.dll. In both cases, they are listed as under CSIDL_SYSTEM32 in the App-V 4 sequence editor.

VC++ 2012 x64 files are primarily in C:\Windows\System32 folder on the 64-bit system; look for files with names like like C:\Windows\System32\[name][#].dll>, where name is something like "mfc[m]110[u]", or msvc[p,r]110.dll, , or vccorlib110.dll or vc[ao]mp110.dll.  These will be listed under SFT_SYSTEM32_X64 in the App-V 4 sequence editor.

These dlls should be  compatible with App-V.

Common Name Source KB Security Bulletin Install File version Install File Signature Date Add/Remove Name/Version File Version Notes Known to Remove Known to Leave
VC++ 2012   none none 11.0.50727.1 7/27/2012 Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable x86 11.0.50727 11.0.50727.1 Vista SP3 and above only    
VC++ 2012 Update 1       11.0.51106.1 11/6/2012 Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable (x86) - 11.0.51106 11.0.51106.1      
VC++ 2012 Update x          6/9/2013 Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable (x86) - 11.0.60610        
VC++ 2012 Update 4 Both=  https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30679     11.0.610330.1 11/30/2013 Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable (x86) - 11.0.610330  11.0.60610.1      

 

 

VC++ 2013!

VC++ 2013 x86 files are primarily in C:\Windows\System32 folder on a 32-bit system or the C:\Windows\SysWOW64 folder on an x64 system ; look for files with names like like C:\Windows\System32\[name][#].dll, where name is something like "mfc[m]120[u]", or msvc[p,r]120.dll, or vccorlib120.dll or vc[ao]mp120.dll. In both cases, they are listed as under CSIDL_SYSTEM32 in the App-V 4 sequence editor.

VC++ 2013 x64 files are primarily in C:\Windows\System32 folder on the 64-bit system; look for files with names like like C:\Windows\System32\[name][#].dll>, where name is something like "mfc[m]120[u]", or msvc[p,r]120.dll, , or vccorlib120.dll or vc[ao]mp120.dll.  These will be listed under SFT_SYSTEM32_X64 in the App-V 4 sequence editor.

These dlls should be  compatible with App-V.

Common Name Source KB Security Bulletin Install File version Install File Signature Date Add/Remove Name/Version File Version Notes Known to Remove Known to Leave
VC++ 2013 This is known to be a bad build that caused some floating point errors for the x64 version.. none none     Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable x86  and x64 12.0.???      
VC++ 2013 Update Both = https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3179560/update-for-visual-c-2013-and-visual-c-redistributable-package 2999226     8/18/2016 Update for Visual C++ 2013 and Visual C++ Resitributable Package 12.0.40660.0      

 

 

 

VC++ 2015!

VC++ 2015 x86 files are primarily in C:\Windows\System32 folder on a 32-bit system or the C:\Windows\SysWOW64 folder on an x64 system ; look for files with names like like C:\Windows\System32\[name][#].dll, where name is something like "mfc[m]140[u]", or msvc[p,r]140.dll, or vccorlib140.dll or vc[ao]mp140.dll. In both cases, they are listed as under CSIDL_SYSTEM32 in the App-V 4 sequence editor.

VC++ 2015 x64 files are primarily in C:\Windows\System32 folder on the 64-bit system; look for files with names like like C:\Windows\System32\[name][#].dll>, where name is something like "mfc[m]140[u]", or msvc[p,r]140.dll, , or vccorlib140.dll or vc[ao]mp140.dll.  These will be listed under SFT_SYSTEM32_X64 in the App-V 4 sequence editor.

These dlls should be  compatible with App-V.

Common Name Source KB Security Bulletin Install File version Install File Signature Date Add/Remove Name/Version File Version Notes Known to Remove Known to Leave
VC++ 2015 Both = https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48145 none none 14.0.23026.0 6/26/2015 Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable x86  and x64 14.0.23026      
VC++ 2015 Update 1 Both = https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49984 none none 14.0.23506.0 11/6/2015 Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable x86  and x64 Update 1 14.0.23506      
VC++ 2015

x86 = https://download.microsoft.com/download/9/b/3/9b3d2920-49f7-4e76-a55c-d72b51e44537/vc_redist.x86.exe

 

x64=https://download.microsoft.com/download/8/c/b/8cb4af84-165e-4b36-978d-e867e07fc707/vc_redist.x64.exe

none none 14.0.23918.0 11/6/2015 Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable x86  and x64 Update 2 14.0.23918      
VC++ 2015 Update 3

Both = https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=53587

Note: Requires certain platform updates to install on Windows 8.

3174417   14.0.40660.0   Update 3 for Visual C++ 2015 and Visual C++ Resitributable Package 12.0.24215.1      

 

 

 

VC++ 2017!

The VC++ 2017 Redistributables are a REPLACEMENT for 2015.  It is not possible to have both a 2015 and 2017 version concurrently installed.  Thus, keeping these inside the App-V package might be your only solution should there be an incompatibility (we don't know of any).

VC++ 2017 x86 files are primarily in C:\Windows\System32 folder on a 32-bit system or the C:\Windows\SysWOW64 folder on an x64 system ; look for files with names like like C:\Windows\System32\[name][#].dll, where name is something like "mfc[m]140[u]", or msvc[p,r]140.dll, or concrt140.dll, vccorlib140.dll, or vc[ao]mp140.dll. In both cases, they are listed as under CSIDL_SYSTEM32 in the App-V 4 sequence editor.

VC++ 2017 x64 files are primarily in C:\Windows\System32 folder on the 64-bit system; look for files with names like like C:\Windows\System32\[name][#].dll>, where name is something like "mfc[m]140[u]", or msvc[p,r]140.dll, , or concrt140.dll, or vccorlib140.dll or vc[ao]mp140.dll.  These will be listed under SFT_SYSTEM32_X64 in the App-V 4 sequence editor.

These dlls should be  compatible with App-V.

Common Name Source KB Security Bulletin Install File version Install File Signature Date Add/Remove Name/Version File Version Notes Known to Remove Known to Leave
VC++ 2017 x86 = https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=746571
x64 = https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=746572
none none 14.0.25325.0 5/25/2017 Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable x86  and x64 14.0.25017.0      

 

 

To

To view a KB with the most recent version of each VC Runtime, see https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2019667. Note that Microsoft removes older versions when this kb is updated, so it is not a complete list of all known runtime versions.