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

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

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I had a somewhat related problem. Two development XP machines with VS2005 installed, call them A and B. I developed, built and ran on A. Then I copied the whole project to B. Built there. Tried to run and got the same error messages mentioned by SusamPal. I realized that on B's WinSxS there were the x86_Microsoft.VC80.CRT_xxx manifests (and folders) but not the corresponding x86_Microsoft.VC80.DebugCRT_xxx ones (and why?!). I tried several of the dances and incantations described by SusamPal to no avail. I solved the problem by copying the appropriate folders from the WinSxS of A to B AND the appropriate manifests from the WinSxs\Manifests.