Solved Fix: Side by Side program launch error

-Foreword-
So I recently acquired a Vista and found out (through some heavy usage of Google) that it was an extremely annoying issue some users were facing. I figured out how to over-come this error quite simply.

-Tutorial-
This is a tutorial on how to fix "side by side configuration" errors when launching programs from Vista. SBS configuration error is basically when a program refers to something that it can't find in C++. This is caused by corrupted C++ libraries, or non-existent libraries. The following tutorial shows you how to remove all C++ libraries and update to the current version on your computer.

1. Click on the start button, choose "Control Panel"
2. Navigate down to "Programs>Uninstall a program" (in classic view it's labeled "Programs and Features")
3. Navigate down to "Microsoft Visual C++ 20## Redistributable" ## = 05, 08, 10, or 12.
4. Uninstall all of them.
5. In the following steps choose # 32. for 32-bit systems and # 64. for 64-bit systems. Click on the links, download and install them in order one at a time. Delete the installers after use, all of the installers are named the same thing so they will just append (vcredist.exe, vcredist (1).exe, vcredist (2).exe) making it difficult to keep track of which you have installed. <b>To determine your os version</b>, open the start menu. Right click on computer and choose "Properties". In the "System" section, look for "System Type". It will either say 64 bit or 32 bit. If it doesn't say 32 or 64 bit, then it's 32 bit.

32-bit users
6 32. Download Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package (x86) from Official Microsoft Download Center
7 32. Download Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x86) from Official Microsoft Download Center
8 32. Download Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x86) from Official Microsoft Download Center

64-bit users
6 64. Download Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package (x64) from Official Microsoft Download Center
7 64. Download Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x64) from Official Microsoft Download Center
8 64. Download Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x64) from Official Microsoft Download Center

9 32+64. Download Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012 Update 1 from Official Microsoft Download Center
10. Go to the following website Latest Supported Visual C++ Downloads.
Download and install all the updates listed except the top-most update (you already downloaded it in step 9).
If an update says that the C++ Redistributable package doesn't exist, then click cancel and delete the download (this means that you already have the most current version).
11. Restart the computer.
12. If automatic updates are off, turn them on, or to check for updates manually, go back to control panel and select "Check for updates" under "Security"
13. Once everything has been updated, try running the program that had the side by side error. If the problem persists, try uninstalling then re-installing the program.

-end-

-Post with persisting side by side errors please!-
This tutorial solved the issue for a few people I helped on other forums after figuring out how to solve the issue myself. I'm just curious as to if it's a 100% fix or a <100% fix?

Good job but IMO you should group 6-8 by OS type (ie 32 or 64 bit). Perhaps step five should be instructions on how to determine the OS type.

5) How to determine version

32 bit version
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64 bit version
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If this where me and I didn't know much about computers I would find that easier. Also 10 doesn't make much sense.

Thanks man I didn't think of that