"John A. Wallace" <jw72...@verizon.net> wrote in
message news:<00a701cd4f01$2b569ab0$8203d010$@net>...
Hello.
In this instance I am using 64-bit Win7 on a laptop in a home network.
When
I downloaded this version of OpenSSL
http://slproweb.com/download/Win64OpenSSL_Light-1_0_1c.exe, during
installation it alerted me about not finding but needing the Visual C++
2008
Redistributable. I was a bit surprised to see this alert because I could
see that I already had several other such Redistributables installed on my
system. These are what I currently had:
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x64 9.0.30729.17
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x64 9.0.30729.4148
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x64 9.0.30729.6161
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x86 9.0.30729.17
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x86 9.0.30729.4148
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x86 9.0.30729.6161
Apparently, this version of OpenSSL required a different one, so I went
online hunting down what I could find along these lines until coming
across
another one that seemed to suffice, namely, this one:
Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable - x64 9.0.21022
I was lucky, I suppose, in that I did not have to spend much time looking
around before I found one that would fit the bill and satisfy and satisfy
its requirements. However, to be honest, I am no programmer and,
therefore,
I am not at all sure how many different versions of the 2008
Redistributable
are floating around. In the alert that I got during the installation there
was no mention of any specific version at all.
In general, how would a person know which of these version might be needed
without having to go through a hunt and peck approach while looking for
one
of them? This is an awesome product, but it would be swell also, if
possible, to tweak the installation process with a little more information
about its dependencies under the circumstances. Or am I seeming too picky
about it? Thanks.
In fairness I should add to this explanation that I did in fact see on the
same website where a number of versions of the “C++ 2008 Redistributable”
were also available for download. Even so, when I clicked on the download
link of the one identified as the correct version for my installation, it
directed me to a Microsoft download site on which it stated that the system
requirements for this particular version included a number of other
operating systems, but it did not include mine. Therefore, I was not sure
about whether it was appropriate for my situation. It turns out that it was
sufficient, but, again, the Microsoft instructions were not adequately
prepared for efficiency. Thanks.
John
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