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Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x86 .....

TonyV
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Posted July 18, 2011 at 4:30PM

I have several versions of the above, nine in fact, installed on my Win 7 64 bit machine. Some versions have a KB number added, others do not but have 9.0.30729.and other numbers added. What is it and can I get rid of them leaving only the latest version, which ever one that may be?

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Housten

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Posted July 18, 2011 at 7:47PM

TonyV,

If you look on this forum you should spot my query about deleting unwanted programmes and if you look at the replies the answer to your query is there.

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TonyV

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Posted July 18, 2011 at 8:05PM

Housten

I've had a look and see that you deleted all of yours except the latest one. As a matter of interest, how did you determine which was the latest copy? I have Revo Pro uninstaller and it is difficult to see which is the latest one! I also notice mine include some copies that relate to x64 and x86, whatever that means.

It would be nice that if the updates come throu' the Microsoft update facility, the old versions were deleted at the time of the update, but I suppose that is asking too much!!

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buteman

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Posted July 18, 2011 at 8:21PM

I would leave them in case that they are needed.

I have 10 in add remove using W/7 64bit.

Removing the wrong ones could cause problems so best waiting for other advice.

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TonyV

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Posted July 18, 2011 at 8:32PM

buteman

Will do.

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Zeppelyn

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Posted July 18, 2011 at 9:18PM

Leave them alone, although you are running x64 Windows some programs will need the x86 (32 bit)version.

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