Issues with the installation of VC++ Redistributable packages. Error: The feature you are trying to use is in a network resource that is unavailable.
We have seen few issues with the installation of VC++ redistributables. You are always welcome to involve us for the installation issue. However, if this issue is part of another issue and you just want to fix it instead of waiting on us, you could follow the steps below and if the issue still persists, you could involve the appropriate team.
Most of the cases, we see the following error when the customers try to install the VC++ redistributable 2005, VC++ redistributable 2005 SP1, VC++ redistributable 2008, VC++ redistributable 2008 SP1.
In the Event viewer, you might find the following:
This error means that the package is missing the source for the VC++ redist which is “vcredist.msi”. Hence we need to get the “vcredist.msi” and point this installation to that file.
Why does it happen?
It is one of the best behaviors of our own MSI installer, if it does not find the source of the application, it starts the “Resiliency” due to which we see that error.
Where can we get that file from?
Follow the steps below:
Download the Visual C++ 2005 Redist/ Visual C++ 2008 Redist accordingly.
Run the command mentioned in the image:
We will see the following Dialogue and click on “Yes”.
We will be asked for the location where you want the file to be extracted.
Mention the location :
We will find the following file after the extraction.
Run the same command for the extracted file as well:
Now, we could see the “vcredist.msi” file :
We could point this file to the installation which it was asking for and click on “OK”. After this the installation should go on fine. Normally it does not give any message saying it was successful. We should be good now. If you still experience the issue with the installation please feel free to involve us.
If the issue occurs, with the SP1 for the redistributables, it might not work if we get the “vcreidst.msi” for the VC++ Redist 2005/2008 SP1. We will need to get the “vcredist.msi” for the RTM.
Content by : Parameswary Pandian
Comments
Anonymous
May 29, 2012
I tried to install fifa 12 but it said that my vc++ was not installed correctly! What shall i do!Anonymous
December 23, 2012
I'm getting something like "This is not a valid version.. blah" Any solutions?Anonymous
February 08, 2013
I tried this but it doesn't work for me. I am working on this issue for more than one month and I do have issue and getting tired of this. Please help.Anonymous
March 12, 2013
If this isn't working try the sp1 package, worked for me when the RTM vcredist.msi gave me the same error.Anonymous
May 05, 2013
The steps helped me, my issue resolved, thank youAnonymous
June 21, 2013
Hi, Hope you can still help. I have this problem and cannot install an update (KB2538242) because my system give me this complaint. To the best of my knowledge I followed the instructions correctly but still no joy, please could I get some help? How do I make contact with someone who could lead me through this? I'm not a computer genius but I can usually follow instructions competently. Please help. Thanks, JR FettyAnonymous
July 11, 2013
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July 11, 2013
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September 29, 2013
the last command for the extracted file fails. Any suggestions?Anonymous
September 29, 2013
Ok I found it. had to run from file where download was in :) thnx for the help, I can play my game again :DAnonymous
October 28, 2013
This Visual C stuff is totally incomprehensible, and Microsoft have no right to generate this much complexity and confusion. One should never have to find a Visual C++ file to install along with any other kind of software; this is just another example of incorrigible "design" that has no real design, sense, merit, consistency or relationship with any form of reality or worth. I hate all this file and install rubbish. It simply adds to the burden of stress that people dealing with PC's have to face.Anonymous
November 14, 2013
This helped to some part. The program I'm trying to install, which is the one requesting the .msi file we generated, lets me know the file is incorrect or not correct, and/or that the folder I've stored it's not a place to install C++. I've tried placing the .msi file in C, D, root directories, then inside the Windows folder, and nothing. So this didn't solve the issue. Apparently I should move it to %Temp0000 somethingAnonymous
April 14, 2014
wow!! thanks my dude ..... thakniees for that . keep going on .... ur best ..Anonymous
June 09, 2014
Hello, I am following of the steps to download the vc++ but when i get it and try to download the application that I first wanted before coming to this problem, it gave me the same pop-up/ window that says "The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable." How can I fix this I have tried many times now and it won't work someone pls help me.Anonymous
June 10, 2014
Good stuff, Thanks mate! Helped me solve me issue!Anonymous
June 15, 2014
hi,when I run the command: vcredist_x86 /c like you asked,my command mentions the following:"this command is not recognized as an internal command,program,or hatchfile"Please,what should I do?? greets,paulAnonymous
August 23, 2014
You're going to brag about an after-the-fact module dedicated to surfacing error messages (aptly named "Resiliency") as if it were some kind of amazing advancement in software design? Really? Your instructions obviously do not work for many people, yet you dumped one very-typical-MS full-of-yourself pile of steaming dung-for-instructions (in broken English, yet...) and simply left people here to suffer. Death to the Evil in the Evil Empire!Anonymous
August 23, 2014
Just to clarify, "Death to the Evil in the Evil Empire" means "Death to Evil in the E.E.", == "Death to Hubris" in it -- i.e. Please Already, an end to this transparent-yet-unmerited attitude of Superiority that accompanies so many weak, deficient responses to people's legitimate pleas for help with your feeble software. →No one's going to accuse me of advocating violence ("death"), when the only thing I want to "die" is your attitude: All I want is for you self-styled geniuses (who are more concerned that everybody not "involve us", than you are to do the job right in the first place, or even in the second or third place...) at least to provide clear, robust manual fix-up instructions that will work for a broad range of us frustrated users (i.e., in lieu of doing original robust programming, let alone actual software engineering). Stop assuming that everybody your software doesn't work for must be incompetent! If MS would spend half the resources on guaranteeing genuine quality to the end-user (including true elegance and simplicity of design) that it spends on making sure everybody pays at least once for its so-called intellectual property, it would not be so widely called "the Evil Empire"! Find some humility and offer some genuine solutions!Anonymous
May 17, 2015
Thank you good sir. You have saved me after two hours of fruitless work.Anonymous
May 28, 2015
This is the right solution! Thank you!Anonymous
December 15, 2015
Just use 7Zip to extract VCRedist.msi from vcredist_x86.exe. Its very simple. Very very simple. No Command prompt or run commands. No searching the required msi from temp folders.Anonymous
December 15, 2015
YOU DON'T NEED TO DO ANY THING TOLD ABOVE. Just use 7Zip to extract VCRedist.msi from vcredist_x86.exe. Its very simple. Very very simple. No Command prompt or run commands. No searching the required msi from temp folders. And thus you get your required msi file to resolve the above stated problems.- Anonymous
June 09, 2016
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April 23, 2016
I download vc redist 2010 then when i istall it,it not happening but when after i restart my pc cannot use volume,internet connetion and all inside got errorAnonymous
October 09, 2016
Okay, fixed.The issue is basically the inability of the installer to -uninstall- the previous version of the runtime.What I did was running the "microsoft program install and uninstall utility", choosing "Uninstalling", and finding the correct version of the runtime it tried to uninstall ("Microsoft Visual C++ etc.) . You may need to do this a few times for different versions (MinimumRuntime, AdditionalRuntime). See the error message you get for the exact version you need to fix. It may or may not be the version you're trying to install.