2.3. Requirements when Using Microsoft Visual Studio

Note: Debug versions of applications and the various Visual C++ DLLs are not redistributable. Therefore, if you want to run debug versions, you must have the compiler installed.

When Using Visual Studio 2015 — Update 3 Redistributable Package Requirement

You must have the Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 installed on the machine where you are running an application linked with dynamic libraries. This includes C/C++ dynamically linked and all Java applications.

You can download the Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 from this Microsoft website: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=53840.

When Using Visual Studio 2017 — Redistributable Package Requirement

You must have the Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2017 installed on the machine where you are running an application linked with dynamic libraries. This includes C/C++ dynamically linked and all Java applications.

You can download the Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2017 from this Microsoft website: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/older-downloads/. Then look in this section: “Redistributables and Build Tools” for Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2017”.

When Using Visual Studio 2019 — Redistributable Package Requirement

You must have the Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2019 installed on the machine where you are running an application linked with dynamic libraries. This includes C/C++ dynamically linked and all Java applications.

You can download the Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2019 from this Microsoft website: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/older-downloads/. Then look in this section: “Other Tools and Frameworks” for Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2019”.

When Using Visual Studio 2022 — Redistributable Package Requirement

You must have the Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2022 installed on the machine where you are running an application linked with dynamic libraries. This includes C/C++ dynamically linked and all Java applications.

You can download the Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2022 from this Microsoft website: https://www.visualstudio.com/downloads/. Then look in this section: “Other Tools, Frameworks, and Redistributables” for Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2022”.