The Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package installs runtime components of Visual C++ Libraries required to run applications developed with Visual C++ on a computer that does not have Visual C++ installed.
The package installs runtime components of C Runtime (CRT), Standard C++, ATL, MFC, OpenMP and MSDIA libraries. For libraries that support side-by-side deployment model (CRT, SCL, ATL, MFC, OpenMP) they are installed into the native assembly cache, also called WinSxS folder, on versions of Windows operating system that support side-by-side assemblies.
NOTE: There is an ongoing effort in Wine to provide a complete Microsoft Visual C++runtime library replacement - removing the need of installing the Microsoft VC++ redistributables packages. This is a work in progress hence you might still need to install Microsoft VC++ runtime.
If the application uses MFC library (Microsoft Foundation Classes), there will be no replacement hence installation of Microsoft Redistributables is a requirement for applications and games to work!
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| Version | Description | Latest Rating | Latest Wine version tested | Test results | Comments |
| 2003 SP1 (7.1.3077.0) | The Microsoft Visual C++ 2003 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86) | Platinum | 1.3.21 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 (8.0.50608.0) | The Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package (x86) | Platinum | 1.3.21 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 SP1 (8.0.50727.xxx) | The Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86) | Platinum | 1.7.2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2008 (9.0.21022.xxx) | The Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x86) installs | Garbage | 9.7 | 3 | 0 |
| 2008 SP1 (9.0.30729.xxx) | The Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86) | Platinum | 1.7.2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 (10.0.30319.xxx) | The Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package installs | Platinum | 1.3.25 | 4 | 0 |
| 2010 SP1 (10.0.40219.xxx) | The Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86) installs | Platinum | 1.7.2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 (11.0.51106) | The Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable Package (x86) | Bronze | 1.7.42 | 6 | 0 |
| 2013 (18.0.21005.1) | The Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable Package (x86,x86_64 and ARM) | Bronze | 1.7.42 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 (14.0.23506.0) | The Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable Package (x64) | Gold | 2.7 | 2 | 0 |
