Re: Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library Runtime Error

Ron, that's how it works now and how Microsoft arranged things now with 64-bit technology. It's better not to mess with system paths. You found a good solution so leave it as it is. If you really have to, it would be a good idea to do modifications for individual scenarios and by using a batch file that would set the necessary environment variables and invoke the application. Like I mentioned before, Application Compatibility Toolkit has a feature for presenting 'fake' environment to apps, so it's worth investigating if you're preparing for some serious migrations. They call this 'fake' environment a virtualized environment. What happens is that they intercept API calls and if the app wants to write to a restricted location (such as %windir%), a similar folder structure is created inside a user's profile. Check the Technet site for more info:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/aa905066.aspx


"Ron Sochanski" <RonSochanski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:525FAA21-4A40-496A-ADC4-FE7B4D336961@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Dusko, any idea as to why the error would occur with the executable installed
in C:\Program Files (x86) but not when it's installed in C:\Program Files?
Could I perhaps modify the system path so that the error doesn't occur when
installing in C:\Program Files (x86)?

"Dusko Savatovic" wrote:

Thanks for sharing, Ron

"Ron Sochanski" <RonSochanski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:169A3AE7-DFE5-4DF1-9423-36CFAAB3F4BF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I did not yet try the Application Compatibility Toolkit as you had
>suggested.
> I did, however, copy the executable from C:\Program Files (x86)\... to
> C:\Program Files\... and then ran the executable from there. The error
> did
> not occur.
>
> "Dusko Savatovic" wrote:
>
>> Try to download Application Compatibility Toolkit. It is designed for
>> Vista,
>> but since 2008 is designed on the similar base it may help. ACT >> contains
>> so
>> called 'shims' that can help you set up a 'fake' environment for your
>> app.
>> It can also monitor API's used in the app and give you detailed >> report.
>>
>> I suppose you already tried the usual trick with 'Run as >> Administrator'
>> during the app install and launch.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Ron Sochanski" <RonSochanski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in >> message
>> news:8BBF6641-BC97-433B-B91C-9C65E78B6FF2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > The application in question is 32-bit and was developed with Visual >> > C++
>> > 6.0.
>> > Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think that the 64-bit
>> > Visual
>> > C++
>> > 2008 redistributable would help, since it's for 64-bit Visual C++ >> > 2008
>> > applications.
>> >
>> > "Dusko Savatovic" wrote:
>> >
>> >> How about downloading and installing
>> >> Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x64)
>> >>
>> >> The URL may wrap
>> >> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=BD2A6171-E2D6-4230-B809-9A8D7548C1B6&displaylang=en
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Ron Sochanski" <RonSochanski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
>> >> message
>> >> news:B662044C-74FF-4B83-A062-276CC5C55920@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> > Hello. I have a 32-bit MFC application that runs fine on Windows
>> >> > Server
>> >> > 2003
>> >> > Standard Edition SP2. However, when I try to run it on Windows
>> >> > Server
>> >> > 2003
>> >> > R2 Standard x64 Edition SP2, I get the following error message:
>> >> >
>> >> > Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library
>> >> > Runtime Error!
>> >> > Program C:\...
>> >> > This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an
>> >> > unusual
>> >> > way. Please contact the application's support team for more
>> >> > information.
>> >> >
>> >> > I tried to apply the hotfix described in KB916177, only to find >> >> > that
>> >> > Windows
>> >> > Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition SP2 already contains the fix.
>> >> >
>> >> > Any help with fixing this error would be greatly appreciated. >> >> > Thank
>> >> > you.
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>



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