installer cannot find microsoft visual c++ 2015 redistributable

Bug #1814273 reported by Owen Williams
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Mixxx
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Bug Description

A user on facebook reports that the "latest installer" (not sure but I think they mean 2.2.0) is giving an error message that it can't find the VC++ 2015 redistributable.

EDIT (ronso0)
A possible fix is described in lp:1862795 (windows 10)
"for akk who have drouble with visual c++
try to repair the c++ instalation!

open "apps&future" scroll down to
microsoft visual c++ 2015-2019
mark it click "change" run repair, that's it!

if you find 2 of thos pakage dont wonder, one is for x86 and the other one for x64 just repair boh and it will run!"

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jus (jus) wrote :
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Martin Garza Jr (marcos-banderas) wrote :

I have a friend getting the same message and checked her computer. She does have microsoft visual c++ redistributable installed. not sure why she is getting this message

Changed in mixxx:
status: New → Confirmed
importance: Undecided → High
milestone: none → 2.2.2
tags: added: usability
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Alain Maisonneuve (amaisonneuve) wrote :

what the status of this defect? can we repackage? currently i'm unable to install the latest package or the previous stable

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Be (be.ing) wrote :

A user on the forum reported that uninstalling the MSVC2017 runtime is a workaround. Mixxx 2.2 is built with MSVC2015, so it seems that having newer versions of the runtime installed are somehow messing with the installer.

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Be (be.ing) wrote :
Changed in mixxx:
milestone: 2.2.2 → 2.2.3
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Inanna Moon (inannamoon) wrote :

I am confirming that this error occurs in 2.2.2, too.

tags: added: installer
Changed in mixxx:
milestone: 2.2.3 → 2.2.4
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Chimdi Chiezukwa (chimpress) wrote :

Same error with 2.2.3

Changed in mixxx:
milestone: 2.2.4 → none
ronso0 (ronso0)
description: updated
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Uwe Klotz (uklotzde-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

The installer needs to take newer versions of the runtime into account and must either not try to install the MSCV 2015 redistributables or handle the corresponding error correctly:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/porting/binary-compat-2015-2017?view=vs-2019

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Roland Häußler (rhaeussler) wrote : AW: [Bug 1814273] Re: installer cannot find microsoft visual c++ 2015 redistributable

I installed the latest Redistributable Visual C++ 2015 in version 14.27.29016 or higher from the following page: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2977003/the-latest-supported-visual-c-downloads

now it woks!!

Thank You

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The installer needs to take newer versions of the runtime into account and must either not try to install the MSCV 2015 redistributables or handle the corresponding error correctly:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/porting/binary-
compat-2015-2017?view=vs-2019

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Title:
  installer cannot find microsoft visual c++ 2015 redistributable

Status in Mixxx:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  A user on facebook reports that the "latest installer" (not sure but I
  think they mean 2.2.0) is giving an error message that it can't find
  the VC++ 2015 redistributable.

  EDIT (ronso0)
  A possible fix is described in lp:1862795 (windows 10)
  "for akk who have drouble with visual c++
  try to repair the c++ instalation!

  open "apps&future" scroll down to
  microsoft visual c++ 2015-2019
  mark it click "change" run repair, that's it!

  if you find 2 of thos pakage dont wonder, one is for x86 and the other
  one for x64 just repair boh and it will run!"

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Jan Holthuis (holthuis-jan) wrote :

Should be fixed with latest 2.3 CMake build. Can someone verify?

Be (be.ing)
Changed in mixxx:
status: Confirmed → Fix Committed
milestone: none → 2.3.0
Changed in mixxx:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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Swiftb0y (swiftb0y) wrote :

Mixxx now uses GitHub for bug tracking. This bug has been migrated to:
https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/issues/9582

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