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Do I need to keep all these Visual C++ Redistributable installs, which one can be deleted,the most recent ?

Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Microsoft Corporation 25/10/2009 0.42 MB

Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable (x64) Microsoft Corporation 25/10/2009

Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x64 9.0.30729.17 Microsoft Corporation 30/10/2009

Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x64 9.0.30729.4148 Microsoft Corporation 20/04/2010

Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x86 9.0.30729.17 Microsoft Corporation 30/10/2009 0.58 MB

Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x86 9.0.30729.4148 Microsoft Corporation 20/04/2010 0.58 MB

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It's up to your windows system, for example if your CPU Supports windows X64, and you're inatalling windows X64, then you should keep the Redistributable X64.
secondly, if you're using WIndows 7, you need to keep Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 and remove the 2008

If you're using any other Windows, then you should Keep C++ 2008 and remove 2005.

so you need to decide it according to your windows version and if it's X64 or X86 !

Good luck

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It's up to your windows system, for example if your CPU Supports windows X64, and you're inatalling windows X64, then you should keep the Redistributable X64.
secondly, if you're using WIndows 7, you need to keep Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 and remove the 2008

That rules out that half of those redistributables I should keep. Why on x64 Windows7 should I keep 2005 and remove 2008 ?

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Member Avatar for tomweber

I have X64.

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Which C++ redistributable do you have ?

Member Avatar for Bahaatya

Ok, If you're using Windows 7 X64, then you need to KEEP Visual C++ 2005 X64
and remove the Other stuff

and If you're Using Windows Vista X64, then Keep Visual C++ 2008 X64, and Remove all the remain !

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That rules out that half of those redistributables I should keep. Why on x64 Windows7 should I keep 2005 and remove 2008 ?

It's Technician things, but to make it easy to understand, Windows 7 is made and built based on Visual C++ 2005....

and they made Visual C++ 2008 as an update for Windows Vista and other OS.

Member Avatar for Siberian

thank you for the answer, I'll just keep all of them installed :)

Member Avatar for ivatanako

Hi

Those we're installed on purpose, if you'd remove one of them chances are some application might not work after that.

Regards
Al

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