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You can get this error when you try to install BOINC on a system that does not have all the latest Windows updates.  
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You can get this error when you try to install BOINC on a system that does not have all the latest Windows updates.<br>
First update your system completely, if the error persists, you will have to find a computer with the same version of Windows and navigate to its %systemdrive%:\Windows\WinSxS\ directory.  
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First update your system completely, if the error persists, you will have to find a computer with the same version of Windows and navigate to its %systemdrive%:\Windows\WinSxS\ directory.<br>
From here copy all the '''x86_Microsoft.VC*''' directories with their contents to your own system. Make sure the directory names stay intact.  
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Then reboot the system and try to install again.<br>
Then reboot the system and try to install again.  
 
  
  
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Latest revision as of 21:31, 15 October 2016

You can get this error when you try to install BOINC on a system that does not have all the latest Windows updates.

First update your system completely, if the error persists, you will have to find a computer with the same version of Windows and navigate to its %systemdrive%:\Windows\WinSxS\ directory.
From here copy all the x86_Microsoft.VC* directories with their contents to your own system. Make sure the directory names stay intact.
Then reboot the system and try to install again.


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Jorden 498 26-09-2009