visual studio 2005 - vcredist_x86.dll and version 8.0.50727.4053

Question

Visual C++ 2005 I build on my system use CRT DLLs version 8.0.50727.4053. I believe it is the latest one and was automatically updated by Windows.

On user systems, this version of the DLL is not found. I have used vcredist_x86.exe in the past as a part of our installer to install runtime DLLs. It used to work.

My problem is that even the latest version of vcredist_x86.exe ( Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86)) doesn't install this version of the DLL.

So which vcredist_x86.exe file do I need then ?

P.S. Would forcing my app to link to a specific version of the CRT solve the problem ? Is it a prefered method at all ?

Thanks,

Paul

UPDATE: There are other people who observe that vcredist_x86.exe ( Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86)) doesn't install 8.0.50727.4053.

UPDATE2: At least one person suggests forcing using the previous version of CRT (http://tedwvc.wordpress.com/). This would however add a significant complexity to our projects.

Answer 1

Following the advice of JesperE, I found that there exists "Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package ATL Security Update" which provides these distributables.