SUMMARY
Vcredist.exe is a self-extracting executable file that
installs the latest version of the Microsoft Visual C++ run-time files and
operating system components that are required by most projects created with
Visual C++ 6.0. These files include fixes that are included with Visual Studio
6.0 Service Pack 4 (SP4).
Beginning with Visual Studio 6.0 Service
Pack 5, Vcredist.exe is included with the service pack. The Vcredist.exe
pointed to by this article will continue to be the Visual Studio 6.0 Service
Pack 4 version. To obtain the latest version of Vcredist.exe, you will need to
get a copy of the latest service pack. For details, see the following Microsoft
Developer Network (MSDN) Web site:
MORE INFORMATION
To obtain the Vcredist.exe update, download and run the
following application, which installs Vcredist.exe to the directory that you
specify.
The
following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download
Center:
Download the VC6RedistSetup_enu.exe package now.
For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services
Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.
Download the VC6RedistSetup_deu.exe package now.
Release Date: November 16, 2000
For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services
Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.
For more information about how to download files
from the Microsoft Download Center, please visit the Download Center at the
following Web address:
VC6RedistSetup.exe will present you with an End User License
Agreement. When you accept the agreement, a single file, Vcredist.exe, is
extracted.
Vcredist.exe installs the following core files, which are
included with Visual Studio 6.0 SP4. These files are base dependencies for most
components and applications created with Visual C++ 6.0:
|
| Asycfilt.dll | 2.40.4275.1 | 144KB (147,728
bytes) |
| Atl.dll (Windows 95 and Windows
98) | 3.0.8449.0 | 72KB (73,785 bytes) |
| Atl.dll (Windows NT) | 3.0.8449.0 | 57.5KB
(58,938 bytes) |
| Comcat.dll | 4.71.1460.1 | 21.7KB (22,288
bytes) |
| Comctl32.dll (Windows 95 and Windows
98) | 5.80.2614.3600 | 564KB (577,808 bytes) |
| Comctl32.dll (Windows
NT) | 5.80.2614.3600 | 544KB (557,328 bytes) |
| Mfc42.dll | 6.0.8665.0 | 972KB (995,383
bytes) |
| Mfc42u.dll (Windows NT only) | 6.0.8665.0 | 972KB
(995,384 bytes) |
| Msvcirt.dll | 6.0.8168.0 | 76KB (77,878
bytes) |
| Msvcp60.dll | 6.0.8168.0 | 392KB (401,462
bytes) |
| Msvcrt.dll | 6.0.8797.0 | 272KB (278,581
bytes) |
| Oleaut32.dll | 2.40.4275.1 | 584KB (598,288
bytes) |
| Olepro32.dll | 5.0.4275.1 | 160KB (164,112
bytes) |
| Stdole2.tlb | 2.40.4275.1 | 17.5KB (17,920
bytes) |
In addition, the following files are also installed by
Vcredist.exe. These are supporting files for the Vcredist.exe Setup
program:
|
| Advpack.dll | 4.71.1015.0 | 73.2KB (74,960
bytes) |
| W95inf16.dll | 4.71.704.0 | 2.21KB (2,272
bytes) |
| W95inf32.dll | 4.71.16.0 | 4.50KB (4,608
bytes) |
Vcredist.exe supports the following command-line
switches:
no switches = non-quiet mode, displays progress bar and reboot prompt
/q = semi-quiet mode, displays reboot message, and no progress
bar
/q /r:n = no reboot message or progress bar
Vcredist.exe is
not a full-featured installation package. As such, it is not a recommended
redistribution method for the preceding files. This package does not
communicate error messages back to the program or user that is starting
Vcredist.exe. Therefore, we highly recommend that programs starting
Vcredist.exe first check for available disk space (approximately 10 MB),
read-only system files, administrator privileges, and a valid TEMP directory.
The absence of any of these prerequisites can cause this package to incorrectly
install some of the files onto the target system.
In addition, this package does not install any database
components or localized satellite dynamic-link libraries (DLLs). For
information about how to install database components such as ODBC, ADO, or DAO,
please refer to the following
Redistributing Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Applications article on the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Web site:
For more information about installing localized resource DLLs for MFC, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
208983
How to use MFC LOC DLLs
This package does not install these components on computers that
are running Microsoft Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows Millennium (Me)
systems. On computers that are running Windows 2000 and Windows Millennium,
these components can only be updated through operating system updates and
service packs for these operating systems.
Vcredist.exe can be
freely redistributed with your application. You should also provide a copy of
this Knowledge Base article.