Top "Side-by-side" questions

Side-by-side Assemblies are a Microsoft Windows solution that reduces versioning conflicts in Windows-client applications.

Why installing vcredist_x86.exe doesn't fix SideBySide error when I develop an EXE on one machine and run it on another one?

Issue I wrote a C++ project called 'Foo' using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Verison 8.0.50727.762 (SP.050727-7600) on Windows XP Professional Version 2002 …

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why i don't have Microsoft.VC80.MFC-file?

Got a fresh Win7 machine with VS2005 installed. I tried to start a MyApp.exe that is built with manifest …

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Side-by-side configuration error (Microsoft.VC80.CRT v8.0.50608.0)

I have an assembly with the following manifest embedded: <assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0"> <dependency&…

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What is a Windows command-line EXE's "side-by-side configuration" and how do I correct it?

I have a simple .exe written in C++ (built with Visual Studio 2005) that tests some hardware using a supplied API. …

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How to add manifest to a .NET DLL?

I have a c# class library project that uses a COM dll registered on the system. I now want to …

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Visual Studio 2012 Side by side configuration is incorrect

When I run Visual Studio 2012 Professional I get a side by side configuration error message. Message: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft …

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"Activation context generation failed" complaint trying to add an application manifest

I'm trying to add an application manifest that requires elevation to my .NET 2.0 EXE. I've done that for a simple …

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HRESULT 0x80070002 (FILE_NOT_FOUND) when trying to call CoCreateInstance for a SxS C#.NET COM DLL

I'm trying to create a COM Object from a C#.NET DLL in an native COM client. This is the …

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Binary compiled for VS2008 needs DebugCRT side-by-side assembly, doesn't work in VS2010

I'm working with VS2010 on a project that uses Havok, and the latest release only has VS2008 and earlier binaries. …

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