Often, many users of Windows-based computers notice that some programs, when installing their own components, additionally install a certain Microsoft Visual C ++ package. What this platform is, not everyone knows. Therefore, it is necessary to clarify the software product itself and its purpose in Windows-systems.
What is Microsoft Visual C ++?
Without particularly going into technical aspects and terms, for most users it will be enough to clarify that Microsoft Visual C for Windows 7 or any other system (full name Microsoft Visual C ++ Redistributable with the year of release of the version), on the one hand, is a development environment for programs based on the C ++ language, on the other hand, it is a specialized platform like the .NET Framework or DirectX.
The most painful question for almost all users who look at the list of installed applications in the programs and components section is that there you can often see several installed versions of a package, with completely different release years.
It begs the thought of why the old modifications are not replaced by new ones, and are they needed? And some are trying to remove old versions.
But this can not be done in any case. The fact is that if a certain package modification is installed in the system, then some program is using it. After removal, the applications associated with it will simply be inoperative, despite the availability of more recent versions, which may have absolutely nothing to do with this software.
What is this platform for?
Not touching on the intricacies of the entire package, but considering only the fact that this is Microsoft Visual C ++, it is worth noting that in the operating system it is a component that is required to run most modern games and applications for working with multimedia.
In particular, this applies to graphics, video and audio. For DAW studios, such a platform can also be used with additional plug-ins of the VST, AAX, RTAS formats, etc., when the studio itself is the host through which the corresponding software synthesizers and effects are connected to it. It is also used by many engineering applications, for example, AutoCAD.
What is this program - Microsoft Visual C ++ Studio (IDE)?
As already mentioned, we can talk about specific software that was developed specifically for programmers involved in creating applications using the C + / C ++ language.
In this case, we are talking about an IDE class studio program, in which the creation of applications is facilitated by using not only the main language operators, but also additional features, taking into account, for example, Visual Basic tools and tools.
Platform malfunctions
Despite all the advantages of the platform and the need to use it in Windows-based systems, it, as well as with many other Microsoft software products, can cause problems associated with failures in the correct functioning. And, unfortunately, this is not uncommon.
The most common Microsoft Visual C ++ (Runtime Error) error is related to the absence or damage of platform components in the form of dynamic libraries (similar problems can be observed with DirectX).
But even with the integrity of all platform components, the above-described platforms (incompatible versions, damaged files, etc.), as well as incorrectly installed, outdated, or missing graphics card drivers, can indirectly influence the appearance of errors.
Of course, it will be quite difficult to immediately figure out the troubleshooting method (you need to know the root cause), but reinstalling the above platforms or drivers in most cases helps.
Finally, completely banal situations of errors sometimes can only be associated with the fact that the date and time are incorrectly set on the user computer. Changing such settings directly in Windows is not recommended. To set these parameters, it is desirable to use the primary input / output systems BIOS or UEFI.
Instead of an afterword
Here is a brief summary of all that can be said about the Microsoft Visual C ++ platform. What kind of component of the operating system can be described for a long time, especially if you try to understand the principles of its operation. However, it will be difficult for the average user to understand what is at stake. Therefore, we can limit ourselves to the above brief description. At least in general terms, we can conclude about the purpose of this software product.