MSVCR120.dll is missing. Can't start WE!

[Yours Truly]

Help! After I format my computer because of a hardware failure caused by Windows Update, I can no longer run World Editor (NewGen). Pls help me. When I start WE, its says

"The program can't start because MSVCR120.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem."

I don't believe reinstalling World Editor will fix this problem,but if that's my final option,I'll do it.

 

[LordDz]

Download Visual C++ Redistributable Packages for Visual Studio 2013 from Official Microsoft Download Center

 

[Yours Truly]

Tried that, but my computer is running in x32 and there's only x64 and x86. Are there any other options?

 

[GhostWolf]

x86 is 32bits, it's named like that for historical reasons.

 

[pyf]

I am so very happy, people have learned something about their computers since the 1.27a Patch release...
https://us.battle.net/forums/en/bnet/topic/20742944843
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/search/2708311/?q=msvcr120&o=relevance

 

[Yours Truly]

x86 is 32bits, it's named like that for historical reasons.

Amargad,thanks a lot for the info!

I am so very happy, people have learned something about their computers since the 1.27a Patch release...

 

[Dr Super Good]

a hardware failure caused by Windows Update

Windows Update cannot cause hardware to fail...

"The program can't start because MSVCR120.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem."
I don't believe reinstalling World Editor will fix this problem,but if that's my final option,I'll do it.

Try googleing the dll... Its a very, very, VERY common problem!

WC3 was meant to automatically install the MSVC C++ runtimes it needed when it updated to 1.27a. However it did not, probably as an oversight. This is very common oversight though, with a lot of game companies and software developers making the same mistake with software updates.

Tried that, but my computer is running in x32 and there's only x64 and x86. Are there any other options?

x86 is what Windows call "32 bit". x64 is actually x86-64, an extension to x86 and is what windows calls "64 bit". The joke is that neither have anything to do with bits really. A computer running x86 with Physical Address Extension (PAE) (all modern processors?) can address more than 4 GB of memory, just not non-server versions of Windows as a matter of licencing (they force a 4GB limit that does not exist). x86-64 only added 64bit registers and instructions but modern operating systems make use of 128 bit (or more) registers and instructions with instruction set extensions.

 

[Yours Truly]

Windows Update cannot cause hardware to fail...

I'm not sure what it caused. My dad said it was a hardware failure tho,so that's what I think it is. It made me stuck at a black screen right after the blinking underscore . Pressing the F8 didn't do anything.

Try googleing the dll... Its a very, very, VERY common problem!

I did. But since I dunno that x86 is the same as x32 , I asked here for help instead.

WC3 was meant to automatically install the MSVC C++ runtimes it needed when it updated to 1.27a. However it did not, probably as an oversight. This is very common oversight though, with a lot of game companies and software developers making the same mistake with software updates.

I updated WIII to 1.27a long before the Windows Update happens.

x86 is what Windows call "32 bit". x64 is actually x86-64, an extension to x86 and is what windows calls "64 bit". The joke is that neither have anything to do with bits really. A computer running x86 with Physical Address Extension (PAE) (all modern processors?) can address more than 4 GB of memory, just not non-server versions of Windows as a matter of licencing (they force a 4GB limit that does not exist). x86-64 only added 64bit registers and instructions but modern operating systems make use of 128 bit (or more) registers and instructions with instruction set extensions.

Okaaaaaaay....

 

[Deleted member 219079]

I'm not sure what it caused. My dad said it was a hardware failure tho,so that's what I think it is. It made me stuck at a black screen right after the blinking underscore . Pressing the F8 didn't do anything.

Maybe bootloader isn't run? Use Puppy Linux > grub4dos.

 

[pyf]

I did. But since I dunno that x86 is the same as x32 , I asked here for help instead.

From the Battle.net thread I pointed you to earlier:
https://us.battle.net/forums/en/bnet/topic/20742944843?page=1#post-20
"[...] Warcraft 3 is installed in the Program Files x86 (32 bits version). So you need the Visual C++ Redistributable Packages for Visual Studio 2013 x86 version (for 32 bits). And you can play!"

 

[Idaero Ace]

I only put MSVCR120.dll that I downloaded from random site and it works! Got this problem like 10 times on last 2 years and always forgot how to fix it properly until I installed random games that has some random redist in there and installed by itself.

 

[pyf]

In order to avoid some of these missing dll issues, one should consider installing (depending on OS):
- Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable
- Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable
- Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable
- Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable
- Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable
- the DirectX 9.0c End-User Runtime

Optional / deprecated?
- Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable
- Microsoft Visual Basic 6 SP6 Runtime (as well as previous VB Runtimes)

 

[Dr Super Good]

that I downloaded from random site and it works!

And it also probably gave you a virus... Do not download such common use software from non official sources. All the MSVC redistributables should come from a Microsoft signed site and the installers are signed by Microsoft.

In order to avoid some of these missing dll issues, one should consider installing (depending on OS):

They should be automatically installed. However companies forget they have migrated so do not run the proper installation process. Steam is a good example of what should happen, with the pre-launch being able to force install missing libraries before trying to start the game.

 

[pyf]

Imho, better install the most important runtimes anyway, as a fallback.

I am wondering how many people will download and install the Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable, when Visual Studio 2017 gets an official release.

 

[Dr Super Good]

I am wondering how many people will download and install the Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable, when Visual Studio 2017 gets an official release.

I am wondering what will use that runtime within 1 year of it being released...

 

[pyf]

Microsoft's own samples at the very least

Microsoft says the 2017 Redistributable can be installed on XP SP3 and Vista SP2:
Visual Studio 2017 System Requirements

 

[pyf]

Update for Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Update 5 Redistributable Package:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3179560

Bumps the version number to v12.0.40660.0

Released as a download-only update; not distributed through Windows Update.

 

[pyf]

Microsoft says the 2017 Redistributable can be installed on XP SP3 and Vista SP2:
Visual Studio 2017 System Requirements

Confirmed for XP SP3, with the 2017 Redistributable v14.10.25008.0

It would seem Visual C++ 2017 builds upon and expands Visual C++ 2015. Therefore, any 2015 Redistributable entry in Add / Remove Programs should be automatically replaced by a 2017 one, since this Redistributable seems to be considered as an upgrade of sorts.

The Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable does not replace the Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable.

 

[Dr Super Good]

It would seem Visual C++ 2017 builds upon and expands Visual C++ 2015. Therefore, any 2015 Redistributable entry in Add / Remove Programs should be automatically replaced by a 2017 one, since this Redistributable seems to be considered as an upgrade of sorts.

The Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable does not replace the Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable.

Visual C++ 2017 is still in pre release. It is for MSVC 2017 which is still at the RC stage of development. I would advise against people installing it until it is officially released, unless you have good reason to such as are already preparing to release some software using 2017 so need access to it early.

 

[pyf]

Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2017 v14.10.25008.0 is the RTM package. Based on chocolatey.org's version history, I understand they have left the RC stage of development.
Chocolatey Gallery | Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2017 RTM 14.10.25008.0

The official announcement for the release of Visual Studio 2017 was made on March 9, 2017 or so it seems
Visual Studio 2017 Release Notes

I understand the first official build for end-users is the 26628.04 one, from March 7. Therefore, end-users may wish to wait for the corresponding Redistributable build to ship. I noticed a minor flaw with the installer of build 25008 on XP: it may add a duplicate entry in 'Add/Remove Programs', when the installer is run more than once.

The Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable can be found here, under 'Other Tools and Frameworks':
Downloads | Visual Studio Official Site

 

[Dr Super Good]

Release Date: March 7, 2017

Google seems to now have refreshed, earlier it still returned RC notes.