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The Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86) installs runtime components of Visual C++ Libraries required to run applications developed with Visual C++ on a computer that does not have Visual C++ 2005 installed.

This package installs runtime components of C Runtime (CRT), Standard C++, ATL, MFC, OpenMP and MSDIA libraries. For libraries that support side-by-side deployment model (CRT, SCL, ATL, MFC, OpenMP) they are installed into the native assembly cache, also called WinSxS folder, on versions of Windows operating system that support side-by-side assemblies. For more information on supported ways of deployment for Visual C++ applications, click here.

Note: This package has the wrong version number (6.0.3790.0) but the contents of the package are the correct Visual Studio 2005 SP1 bits.

Files

Status: Deleted This download is no longer available on microsoft.com. The downloads below are archives provided by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine from the Microsoft Download Center prior to January 2019.

Files
vcredist_x86.exe SHA1: 7dfa98be78249921dd0eedb9a3dd809e7d215c8d Size: 2.56 MB

File sizes and hashes are retrieved from the Wayback Machine’s indexes. They may not match the latest versions of files hosted on Microsoft servers.

• Required Software:

oWindows Installer 3.0 Windows Installer 3.1 or later is recommended.
• Disk Space Requirements: 6 MB (x86)

1. Important: Make sure you have the latest service pack and critical updates for the version of Windows that you are running. To find recent security updates, visit Windows Update.
2. Click the Download button on this page to start the download
3. Do one of the following:

• To start the installation immediately, click Run.
• To save the download to your computer for installation at a later time, click Save.
• To cancel the installation, click Cancel.

If you have installed previous pre-release versions of Visual C++ 2005 or Visual Studio 2005, such as Beta 1, Beta 2 or Community Technical Preview (CTP) builds, then you must uninstall these versions via Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel before installing the final released version.