MSVCP100D.dll missing

Question

When I try to debug my C++ application I get the error

The program can\'t start because MSVCP100D.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalli

Answer 1

Usually you don't want MSVCP100D.dll on your system. It's for debugging purposes only. If you get this error for your release build you must make sure that you didn't accidently add a 'Debug'-tagged Project Output to your setup project.

If you really need to debug your software on a remote machine, I suggest you do the following:

Create a new Setup project called 'CRTDebug100Setup' and add the following Merge Modules (found under C:\Program Files\Common Files\Merge Modules):

• Microsoft_VC90_DebugCRT_x86.msm
• policy_9_0_Microsoft_VC90_DebugCRT_x86.msm

Build, and deploy on your computer to be debugged!