Visual Studio Runtime Versions Chart

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Version:	N/A	Updated:	Oct 8, 2017

A list of known VC Runtime version numbers and installers, including mapping to KBs. This is a really useful mapping for when you catch one of these in your package; you can use it to figure out exactly what the prerequisite is. See this blog article for explanation.

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.