Download the “Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86)” file directly from the Microsoft website and install it.When uninstalling Autodesk Design Review 2010, 2011, or 2012, and the error message shows “Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 redistributable is required…”: In cases where the Autodesk Design Review Uninstall Tool cannot uninstall the product, follow these manual steps. When you run it, the tool will attempt to uninstall Autodesk Design Review 2010, 2011, and 2012 for you. Download the Autodesk Design Review Uninstall Tool from this blog. If you’re having difficulty uninstalling Autodesk Design Review 2010, 2011, or 2012 due to these Microsoft Visual C++ errors, the Design Review Software Development Team has developed an Autodesk Design Review Uninstall Tool that you can use. After applying that fix, customers report seeing these error messages when trying to remove Autodesk Design Review 2010, 2011, or 2012.Īdditionally, customers are reporting that the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Service Pack 1 Redistributable is also triggering error messages when trying to uninstall Autodesk Design Review 2012. Some Autodesk Design Review uninstall issues are related to a recent Microsoft Windows fix ( KB2538424 “Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package MFC Security Update”).

Autodesk Design Review customers are having trouble uninstalling and installing the latest three versions of our software because of Microsoft Visual C++.

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