Windows 10: Installing Vc Runtime libraries causing windows installer and other programs to crash...

I noticed a very strange issue with my PC today and maybe some one can provide some some insight before I take the drastic step of completely reinstalling windows for the fix. Whenever I install all the required Visual runtime libraries 2005 - 2017, and restart my pc, for some reason many of windows features begin crashing and I can no longer install programs and any program I try installing, freezes and crash upon launching the installer. The only way to fix the crashing is to completely uninstall all the visual runtime libraries. I've tried every fix I can think of including running a full sfc /scannow command, updating windows to latest version etc. Not sure what else is left, next step is to complete reinstall windows.

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VC runtime 14.12.25810 install hangs

I'm having an issue with running the latest VC 2017 runtime install (vc_redist.x86.exe). Previous versions didn't have an issue, but the latest (14.12.25810) seems to.
Here's the problem:

I'm launching the vc_redist.x86.exe install from another program with the /passive /norestart command line parameters.

Sometimes the VC runtime install will hang (become non-responsive) for several minutes.

In the log file I find the following:
MSI (s) (A4:E8) [14:29:57:505]: Product: Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 x86 Minimum Runtime - 14.12.25810. The file C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\msvcp140.dll is being used by the following process: Name: OfficeClickToRun
, Id 7036.
MSI (s) (A4:E8) [14:29:57:506]: Product: Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 x86 Minimum Runtime - 14.12.25810. The file C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\msvcp140.dll is being used by the following process: Name: explorer ,
Id 4548.

It sounds like it can't install while those other processes are running. However, the previous versions of the VC runtime (e.g. 2015) didn't have this issue.

Has anyone else run across this and have a solution?

 

vc++ runtime redistributable problem

I have a new Windows 10 laptop, and I am trying to install a game from Origin. I get the following message - Error: The VC++ runtime redistributable package was not installed successfully. Setup cannot continue (1602). I have tried a variety of solutions,
including downloading the vc++ package directly from Microsoft, but I am unable to even do that. I have read that I can try deleting existing vc++ files and then reinstalling, but when I go to Programs and Features I do not see any Visual C++ Redistributable
files listed. Please let me know what to try next.

 

need specific VC redist packages for repair of installed vc redist packages

I have discovered that i have a damaged VC redist package, on my system, which may or may not be causing some of the issues i have been having recently. the Packages are listed in the apps & features as:

Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 x64 Additional Runtime - 11.0.61030

Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 x64 Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 x64 Minimum Runtime - 11.0.61030

Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Additional Runtime - 12.0.21005

i have tried searching with google and have even downloaded a couple of vc redist packages from the ms download site, but i cant seem to find the right version to perform the needed repairs. the version I found online I already had installed, and did not
need repairs. The ones listed above as needing repairs have both the modify and uninstall buttons greyed out, so simply uninstalling them is not possible. I have absolutely no idea which program installed or needs those particular version of the vc redists.
If someone - anyone, can provide me with links for downloading those versions listed above of the redist packages, i would be ever so grateful.