SideBySide Application Error

Question

I've got an application that has been built with TideSDK.

When trying to run the application on the machine that it was packaged with (runs Windows 8) the application works no problem. When I try to run this program on a Windows Vista machine that I've got, I get a

"The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect. Please see the application event log for more detail."

error.

Here's the event viewer information:

Activation context generation failed for "C:\Users[blah blah blah]\Program.exe". Dependent Assembly Microsoft.VC80.CRT, processorArchitecture="x86", publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3", type="win32", version="8.0.50727.4053" could not be found. Please use sxstrace.exe for detailed diagnosis.

Some solutions say to update windows or reinstall visual c++ redist.

Do these errors signify a needed windows update or visual c++ redist reinstallation?

Thanks in advance!

Vince

Answer 1

Hi The MSVC Redistibutable files are outdated in your system. You need to install "Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1" Redistributables.

they can be found here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=14431