Windows 10: MSVCR100 dll

What is it and why is it missing, from windows 10, I use it to play films and now they won't play because its a missing file. So why? and where can I retrieve it and how can I add it to the system. It was always there on windows 8. may have to revert to 8, if it cant be resolved not sure why it was omitted from the download, but that appears to be the case. The message just states this file cannot be played because FILE MSVCR100 dll is missing from this system. This was a new download windows 10 64 bit, six days ago and nothing has been deleted.

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msvcr100.dll Not There But It Is There..

win10. A new install, two days old.

I have an app complaining it can't run because it can't find msvcr100.dll but a file utility shows it is there and cmd >path shows the folder it is in is in the path.

How could this be?

 

MSVCR100.dll missing, but it is present

First of all, I have downloaded the runtimes suggested in the following answers:

• MSVCR100.dll missing error even its there
  
• WAMP shows error 'MSVCR100.dll' is missing when install
  
• Missing MSVCR100.DLL
  

Which are basically the same, but indicating different versions of the Visual C++ runtime. I tried all combinations of all versions of both 32 and 64 bit runtimes.

This is not a duplicate of either because the problem still ocurrs.

I have recently installed a fresh copy of Windows 10 on a new drive, but when trying to run some programs from the old drive, I get "DLL missing" errors for MSVCR100.dll and MSVCP100.dll.

My first instinct was installing the Visual C++ Runtime Redistributable, but this had no avail. After checking out the answers above, I found later versions of it, but the result was the same. The DLLs were appropriately placed by the installers in the SysWOW64 and System32 folders, yet the programs fail to detect them.

The programs in question are Steam (which despite the errors, still works, except for game updates) and CEMU (which doesn't open at all). I also hear the Windows "error sound" when turning off / restarting the computer, presumably due to those "missing" DLLs.

UPDATE

Even placing the DLLs directly beside the program and running it still causes errors.

 

MSVCR100.dll and MSVCP100.dll

My laptop came pre loaded with windows 10 pro. However, MSVCR100.dll and MSVCP100.dll were apparently not loaded. Despite seveal attempts to load them again, they are apparently still not there. Certain programmes will not launch without these.

Suggestions as to how i can rectify this, in plain english, would be most welcome and gratefully received.