can't figure out this error message

what do i need visual studio for exactly? when i downloaded it, it's asking me to install 16 different workloads and dozens of different components. i'm not against trying this, but i don't want to be installing stuff i don't need.

smoothnobody said:

what do i need visual studio for exactly? when i downloaded it, it's asking me to install 16 different workloads and dozens of different components. i'm not against trying this, but i don't want to be installing stuff i don't need.

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You are obviously using some sort of software that requires it, or it wouldn't have installed it. By default, Visual isn't installed, unless you manually install it, or you install a software that needs it, which installs it along with it.

i'm not sure i had this installed. i do not recall this icon in my control panel installed programs. i believe i just installed it when you suggested it. just clicking on it installed it. i confirmed this by uninstalling it and then clicking on it again.

i'm gonna try uninstalling it.

is visual and visual studio different things? i know i had a bunch a visual C++ installed. that stuff gets installed when installing a game. visual studio is what i just downloaded.

smoothnobody said:

is visual and visual studio different things? i know i had a bunch a visual C++ installed. that stuff gets installed when installing a game. visual studio is what i just downloaded.

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C++ is a language for which certain games are created from. If i explained that correctly. MS Visual Studio is used to write those games.

were you suggesting i update visual, or visual studio? can you give me a link for what you are suggesting i update so there is no confusion?

smoothnobody said:

were you suggesting i update visual, or visual studio? can you give me a link for what you are suggesting i update so there is no confusion?

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Microsoft Visual C++

i installed this x64. it actually installed, not updated, so i assume it was not installed. how can something that was not installed be causing problems? also, this error message never happened while playing a game.

smoothnobody said:

i installed this x64. it actually installed, not updated, so i assume it was not installed. how can something that was not installed be causing problems? also, this error message never happened while playing a game.

Latest supported Visual C++ Redistributable downloads

This article lists the download links for the latest versions of Visual C++ Redistributable packages.

docs.microsoft.com

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Operating Systems are weird. . . If you pee the wrong way, it'll bring up an error, saying you didn't aim correctly. That's how picky Windows is