Versions errors on Microsoft website and in packages

Question

Who could fix these errors?

On this page https://www.microsoft.com/fr-fr/download/details.aspx?id=26347, one can download Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 8.0.61001. But after downloading the packages (French or English version), I look at their version and it's 6.0.2900.2180 (or 6.00.2900.2180). I think people who updated these packages in 2021 with a new sha256 signing key wrote a wrong version:

After installing these packages, the version is good:

Another inconsistency with Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 on page https://learn.microsoft.com/fr-fr/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170

The version of the packages noted on this page is 9.0.30729.5677 but after installing them, the version is 9.0.30729.6161 :

Answer 1

Same problems in .NET packages. Example with .NET 4.8 downloaded at https://dotnet.microsoft.com/fr-fr/download/dotnet-framework/thank-you/net48-offline-installer:

There are inconsistencies on almost all other C++ and .NET packages versions.

Answer 2

Hi @VANTYGHEM David ,

This discrepancy between the file version of the .NET Runtime offline installer and the version shown in the "Uninstall or change a program" screen is a common occurrence.

Microsoft often uses an internal version for installer files, whereas the version displayed in "Programs and Features" is a simplified or rounded version.

The offline installer generates installation logs that can show the exact version installed. You can find these logs in C:\Users\[YourUsername]\AppData\Local\Temp, or you can use the command dotnet --info in a command prompt to verify the installed version.

Best Regards.

Jiachen Li

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