Question / Help vc_redist.x86 and vc_redist.64.exe missing

Dagreshu

New Member
Hello,

When I try to start the OBS Studio installer, it says that "vc_redist.x86.exe and vc_redist.x64.exe is missing" even though I have installed both of them.
 

c3r1c3

Member
There are about ... 12 (I think) different releases of the vs2013 runtimes. Try downloading and installing both vcredist_x86.exe and vcredist_x64.exe from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40784

Also please keep in mind that downloading isn't the same as installing them. If the ones from the above link don't work, then your'e doing something very wrong.
 
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Pysis

New Member
Following that link for the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2013 (version 12.0.30501) files now gives "We're sorry, this download is no longer available.". Strange, as I was just able to download them a week or two ago.

I made the mistake of quickly reading the OBS Studio Installer dialog box and only downloaded the x64-bit version.

I contacted their support, but they said it was not available internally either (what from I could understand from reading their loosely-worded response), and that it was possible their engineering team had to do something with it.

So, I searched my filesystem, including my Steam game folder which I recalled usually had many of these installs run for my library of games. I actually found the 2013 redist files in my install or EA's Origin in its root folder, and they allowed the OBS Studio to progress!
 

Harold

Active Member
That's because you're on a post from last year and a month or two ago, OBS switched from 2013 to 2017 runtimes.
 
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