@metaller Cosidering that you are an engineer by looking at all the versions of runtime on this thread can you compile for us a list from 2005 to the latets 2017 that a system should have?

 

Just use the link I sent. Other than those any software you install will install its needed redistributables automatically.

 

Let's play like big boys. Winner solution:
install the latest Visual Studio 2017. It comes with all the VcRedists and it's only 40GB. C'mon guys, that's only a quarter of any Berlin Kontakt lib. Don't be a pussy...
Well, it doesn't include the 2005 ones but instead you get a fancy MS SQL IIS Server with only 10sec latency with two instances of a couple of HTML web pages.

 

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Forget Windows shit altoguether. Let's play like big boys and go Linux.

 

I use this :

https://www.computerbase.de/downloads/systemtools/all-in-one-runtimes/

 

Thank you!
(..... Where were you guys last year? xD )
One would think that every software you install should check/install the required version.

 

Did I mention there's certain Visual Studio Code also available for Linux...?

It's a core feature in Windows. There's literally a reference count for every installed runtime. That is, the number of installed programs that use that runtime/library. If you uninstall one and the count is 1, the uninstaller should give you the option the delete it, because no more programs are going to need it.

For once it's not MSoft fault. It's the developers who should check that within the installer (hey Presonus, I'm looking to you). Not after installing and when you try to run it shows an error/exception criptical (imagine a complete beginner face) window.

 

I use this https://patchmypc.com/home-updater-overview
Not solely for runtimes mind you (it does have 2005-2017 ones), but it updates practically any well used software and utilities in one fell swoop.