Windows 10: Can't install Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x86 9.0.30729.7523 and it's preventing me...

I was trying to open MSI Afterburner after not using it in like 4 months but when I tried to open it, it came with an error."The Application Has Failed to Start Because Its Side-By-Side Configuration Is Incorrect Error"After I saw that error I searched it up on Google and YouTube I tried a lot of solutions but I managed to find that with Event Viewer, it said that MSI Afterburner was unable to install Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x86 9.0.30729.7523 so I tried downloading all the Visual C++'s from 2008 and using an AIO Visual C++ Installer but nothing worked and gives these errors. Sorry

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MS Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package SP1 (x86) Installation Problem

My problem is similar to the following problem, but it was not clear how the problem was solved:

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This is a fairly long post but I'm trying to provide as much background to help find a solution to the problem.

When I tried installing Cyberlink PowerDirector (PD) 15 Ultimate download, I got this message:

"The process cannot continue because the Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package SP1 (x86) install was unsuccessful. Please contact Microsoft technical support for assistance. The installation will now abort.

"The installation of this program was unsuccessful. Please report this installation issue by going to
CyberLink Support Center and attaching Cyberlink PowerDirector 15.0.zip from your desktop."

I re-downloaded the PD 15 Ultimate file and tried re-installing it. Got the same message.

I sent Cyberlink technical support the zip file and the DxDiag file. I checked my PC and the Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package SP1 (x86) is listed as installed on 2/4/15.

Cyberlick technical support sent this response:

"...In regards to to your concern, I would suggest you to download the

VC++ from Microsoft website and install again. If the issue persist that

VC++ can't be installed, suggest you to contact Microsoft for

assistance.

Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Service Pack 1 MFChttp://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26368

Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Service Pack 1 MFC
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26999

Visual Studio 2012 Visual C++
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30679

Visual C++ Redistributable Packages for Visual Studio 2013http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40784

Use the below mentioned link to get back for further queries:

Sign in with your CyberLink account | CyberLink Members Zone ...."

I re-installed Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package SP1 (x86) and tried re-installing PD 15 Ultimate. Got the same message as first time.

I checked Microsoft Community and there was a post about this issue. It says:

"I discovered that when Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package SP1 (x86) successfully installs on a Windows 10 machine it does not place the appropriate key in the registry??? Even though Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package SP1 (x86)
is correctly installed and works with other applications, PowerDirector 14 as well as several other apps check to see if Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package SP1 (x86) is installed by looking for the registry key. When the Power Director installation
routine does not find the requested registry key it assumes that Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package SP1 (x86) is not installed or correctly installed and aborts the installation process."

Another poster recommended this fix:

"I had the same problem and I tried for hours to fix this issue. Finally I managed to do so. My solution involved two steps.

"1) I went to the control panel and removed the newer redistributables (in my case from Visual C++ 2010)

"2) I disabled UAC (Protect my PC from viruses - Microsoft Support)

"Then I was finally able to manually install the vcredist_x86 of VC 2008 and afterwards I could execute the setup without problems and now my Power Director is working !!

"Maybe step 1 is not necessary, but in my case this sequence did work."

I followed the sequence but PD 15 Ultimate would still not install and I got the same message. Unfortunately, deleting the newer redistributables prevented opening some other programs. I did a restore so my PC now has all the redistributables.

Here's an exerpt from the PD 15 install log file:

13:32:51 [015548] [CLSK][PowerDirector] ExecRuntime First Check: -1 (VC2008 SP1 - {9A25302D-30C0-39D9-BD6F-21E6EC160475})

13:34:05 [015548] [CLSK][PowerDirector] ExecRuntime Check Round 1 Fail: -1 ({9A25302D-30C0-39D9-BD6F-21E6EC160475})

13:34:06 [015548] [CLSK][PowerDirector] ExecRuntime Check Round 2 Fail: -1 ({9A25302D-30C0-39D9-BD6F-21E6EC160475})

13:34:07 [015548] [CLSK][PowerDirector] ExecRuntime Check Round 3 Fail: -1 ({9A25302D-30C0-39D9-BD6F-21E6EC160475})

13:34:08 [015548] [CLSK][PowerDirector] ExecRuntime Check Round 4 Fail: -1 ({9A25302D-30C0-39D9-BD6F-21E6EC160475})

13:34:09 [015548] [CLSK][PowerDirector] ExecRuntime Check Round 5 Fail: -1 ({9A25302D-30C0-39D9-BD6F-21E6EC160475})

13:34:09 [015548] [CLSK][PowerDirector] ExecRuntime Final Command: /q:a /c:"msiexec /i vcredist.msi /qn"

13:42:08 [015548] [CLSK][PowerDirector] PN_Abort()

13:42:08 [015548] [CLSK][PowerDirector] Pn_SetUnoEvent() - Begin:[CLSK] Abort: Install Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package SP1(x86) Fails, return code:-1, OS:0x800, VC_Seq:1

13:42:08 [015548] [CLSK][PowerDirector] Pn_SetUnoEvent() - Before using UNO.dll13:42:09 [015548] [CLSK][PowerDirector] Pn_SetUnoEvent() - After using UNO.dll

13:42:09 [015548] [CLSK][PowerDirector] Pn_SetUnoEvent() - End

13:42:09 [015548] [CLSK][PowerDirector] Install Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package SP1(x86) Fails, return code:-1, OS:0x800, VC_Seq:1 [Abort]

13:42:09 [015548] [CLSK][PowerDirector] Pn_DelTempRecord

13:42:09 [015548] [CLSK][PowerDirector] Unset install flag: 15548 {FA285575-B543-4E6E-A573-A4F534AC9965} (PowerDirector 15.0)

13:42:09 [015548] [CLSK][PowerDirector] UnLoad SKRSet.skr, Result: 1

I am not a technical person and do not know where to look in the registry for the key or know if the key is the correct one. I assume PD 15 is looking for ({9A25302D-30C0-39D9-BD6F-21E6EC160475}) and not finding it, so it believes the redistributable package
is not installed or not installed correctly.

Can someone tell me:

(1) Where to look in the registry for the key and what the key should be.

(2) Assuming the redistributable package key is not in the registry, how can I fix the problem so that PD 15 can recognize Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package SP1(x86) and complete the install?