How to install Microsoft VC++ redistributables silently in Inno Setup? I used the following code, most of the installation part is silent except the installation progress window.
Here is my [Run]
section's code:-
[Run]
Filename: "{app}\bin\vcredist_x86.exe"; \
Parameters: "/passive /verysilent /norestart /q:a /c:""VCREDI~3.EXE /q:a /c:""""msiexec /i vcredist.msi /qn"""" """; \
Check: VCRedistNeedsInstall; WorkingDir: {app}\bin;Flags: runminimized nowait; \
StatusMsg: Installing CRT...
For a smooth install, check if it's necessary to install the redistributable. If the installed version is already up to date (quite likely), don't even unpack it.
[Files]
; VC++ redistributable runtime. Extracted by VC2017RedistNeedsInstall(), if needed.
Source: ".\Redist\VC_redist_2017.x64.exe"; DestDir: {tmp}; Flags: dontcopy
[Run]
Filename: "{tmp}\VC_redist_2017.x64.exe"; StatusMsg: "{cm:InstallingVC2017redist}"; Parameters: "/quiet"; Check: VC2017RedistNeedsInstall ; Flags: waituntilterminated
[Code]
function VC2017RedistNeedsInstall: Boolean;
var
Version: String;
begin
if (RegQueryStringValue(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\14.0\VC\Runtimes\x64', 'Version', Version)) then
begin
// Is the installed version at least 14.14 ?
Log('VC Redist Version check : found ' + Version);
Result := (CompareStr(Version, 'v14.14.26429.03')<0);
end
else
begin
// Not even an old version installed
Result := True;
end;
if (Result) then
begin
ExtractTemporaryFile('VC_redist_2017.x64.exe');
end;
end;
Note that the 14.14 redistributable is also suitable for VS2015.