After building exe using VS 2010 C++ missing MSVCP100.dll

Question

I have designed an application that requires no install and can be used by non-administrators. I would rather not lose this functionality but when I use the .exe on other computers than the one I programmed it on I get an error that a missing MSVCP100.dll is preventing the file from executing.

What am I doing wrong here? How do I include the file in my release build?

Thanks!

Answer 1

Configure your project to statically link to the C/C++ runtime instead of linking to the runtime DLL:

• Configuration Properties | C/C++ | Code Generation | Runtime Library

Select Multi-threaded (/MT) (or Multi-threaded Debug (/MTd) for your debug build).

As an alternative, you should be able to get xcopy deployment of the C/C++ runtime DLL using the technique documented on http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms235291.aspx under the heading "Deploying Visual C++ library DLLs as private assemblies". I haven't tried that technique, as it's generally simpler to just statically link if you need xcopy installation of a native C++ program.

Answer 2

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms235299.aspx

Distributing apps that have been compiled with Visual C++ requires distributing the C++ runtime .dlls that your app uses. In your case, I assume you want to just distribute a folder, so follow the directions (appropriately modified for your app) here:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd293565.aspx

Or just copy msvcp100.dll into your application's directory alongside the .exe and you'll be good to go.

32-bit msvcp100.dll is in C:\Windows\SysWOW64\

64-bit msvcp100.dll is in C:\Windows\System32\