[RESOLVED] Installing C++ 2008 runtime files with Inno

[Chris001]

Hi, one of the files included in my installation package is the OpenSSL commandline tool, but it requires the C++ 2008 runtime files and those are not always installed.

I'd like to add them to my installation package, but I have no idea how to do that. The other problem is that there are two versions of the C++ 2008 runtime files (x86 and x64) and obviously the correct one needs to be installed based on the OS.

x86: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

x64: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Does anybody know what Inno Setup script to use in order to install those runtime files?


::Edit::

Apparently OpenSSL 32Bit also works on a 64Bit OS, so I just need to know how to install the C++ Runtime files for 32Bit.

[Chris001]

At first I didn't find a solution, because I was looking for a way to install the runtime files myself, so I could do a silent installation, but it can easily be done with the two lines of code below.

[Files]
Source: "vcredist_x86.exe"; DestDir: "{tmp}"

[Run]
Filename: {tmp}\vcredist_x86.exe; Parameters: /q

The problem now is that it takes much, much longer to install the C++ runtime files.

If I install the runtime files manually by double-clicking on vcredist_x86.exe, it takes less than 5 seconds to install the files. With vcredist_x86.exe added to the Inno Setup installer, the screen below shows for about 40 seconds, even if the C++ runtime files are already installed.

Is there a solution for this?

[alex30]

Hi Chris,
did you solve this problem?

[Chris001]

No, I haven't solved this problem. I just put a message on my website that the installation might take a while.

[Radjesh Klauke]

You can also ask it on the newsgroup of innosetup:

http://news.jrsoftware.org/read/

To bad they don't have a normal forum for Inno.

[Chris001]

I already did

http://news.jrsoftware.org/news/innosetup/msg84084.html

[alex30]

Hi Chris,

try this:

Filename: {src}\Redistributables\vcredist_x86.exe; Parameters: "/q:a /c:""VCREDI~3.EXE /q:a /c:""""msiexec /i vcredist.msi /qn"""" """;

It works much faster for me.
Alex.

[Chris001]

Thank you, alex30. That works much faster indeed

[mikeyww]

[CODE]#define VCmsg "Installing Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable...."

[Run]
Filename: "vc_redist.x86.exe"; StatusMsg: "{#VCmsg}"; Check: not IsWin64 and not VCinstalled
Filename: "vc_redist.x64.exe"; StatusMsg: "{#VCmsg}"; Check: IsWin64 and not VCinstalled

function VCinstalled: Boolean;
 // By Michael Weiner <mailto:[email protected]>
 // Function for Inno Setup Compiler
 // 13 November 2015
 // Returns True if Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable is installed, otherwise False.
 // The programmer may set the year of redistributable to find; see below.
 var
  names: TArrayOfString;
  i: Integer;
  dName, key, year: String;
 begin
  // Year of redistributable to find; leave null to find installation for any year.
  year := '';
  Result := False;
  key := 'Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall';
  // Get an array of all of the uninstall subkey names.
  if RegGetSubkeyNames(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, key, names) then
   // Uninstall subkey names were found.
   begin
    i := 0
    while ((i < GetArrayLength(names)) and (Result = False)) do
     // The loop will end as soon as one instance of a Visual C++ redistributable is found.
     begin
      // For each uninstall subkey, look for a DisplayName value.
      // If not found, then the subkey name will be used instead.
      if not RegQueryStringValue(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, key + '\' + names[i], 'DisplayName', dName) then
       dName := names[i];
      // See if the value contains both of the strings below.
      Result := (Pos(Trim('Visual C++ ' + year),dName) * Pos('Redistributable',dName) <> 0)
      i := i + 1;
     end;
   end;
 end;